The Sandusky City Commission on July 28, 2025, approved an ordinance to submit a proposed amendment to Section 25 of the City Charter to voters. The proposed amendment would adjust the minimum threshold for competitive quotations and the expenditure level that requires competitive bidding; the ordinance was presented to be placed on the ballot and declared to take immediate effect under the charter.

During discussion a commissioner offered and the commission adopted an amendment to remove a specific $77,000 figure that had been in the draft language; the amendment passed on a recorded vote. Commissioners said the explicit dollar amount could confuse voters and preferred leaving the ballot language aligned to state law and the commission’s discretionary authority to set thresholds in the future.

Commissioners debated the scope of measures to place before voters, with at least one commissioner urging restraint in submitting too many charter questions at once to avoid voter confusion. The revised ordinance, with the $77,000 figure removed, will be submitted to the electorate for consideration; the commission recorded affirmative votes to send the amended language to the ballot.