Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Economic Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Port Authority member defends board, says audits clear and invites council engagement
Summary
A Galion Port Authority board member urged better communications with council, said the authority’s most recent audits had no findings and invited councilors to attend port meetings.
Eric Fultz, a Galion resident and member of the Galion Port Authority board, used the council’s public-comment time to address questions raised about the port at the Dec. 10 council meeting. Fultz said he spoke as an individual and not for the board, and asked for improved communication between the port authority and council.
Fultz said the port authority has worked “with a small budget and lofty goals” and that, to his knowledge, the port’s most recent audits “passed with no findings.” He said the port is seeking a private firm to complete the next audit because the State Auditor’s Office is backlogged. He also provided the council a packet of information and directed members to the port website for meeting times and contact information.
Fultz asked council to treat the port as a community tool rather than an adversary and to seek more engagement. He said the port holds regular meetings — he cited the second Wednesday of each month at the Galion Crestline Chamber of Commerce office — and that council members were welcome; he noted that two councilors had attended a recent meeting to learn more about the authority’s work.
Council members responded that the port and council should coordinate more and that periodic updates or attendance by port members at council committee meetings would help reduce misunderstandings about the authority’s activities and requests for city funds. The mayor and councilors agreed to pursue more regular communications between the port authority and council.
