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Council adopts nuisance assessment, streetlight assessment and surplus property disposals; sign project and hotel sign bids need follow‑up
Summary
Council adopted the annual nuisance abatement assessment and streetlight assessment and approved surplus property disposals. Council also heard a first reading on a hotel monument sign project that had no bidders and plans to verify subcontractor standing before proceeding.
The Rossford City Council took several housekeeping and capital‑project steps, adopting nuisance and streetlight assessments, approving surplus property disposals, and receiving a first reading on a hotel monument sign project that requires additional contractor vetting. Council read Ordinance 2025‑53, certifying nuisance abatement assessments to the county auditor under Rossford Municipal Code section 13.27.07; staff said this is the annual nuisance assessment process. Council took the item as a first reading and did not finalize action that evening to allow property owners additional time to pay before the list is certified. Council adopted Ordinance 2025‑54, the annual streetlight assessment under Ohio Revised Code section 727.25 (assessment to pay for street lighting and electrical energy), after suspending the normal reading schedule and declaring an emergency. Staff said the assessment had been higher in past years during LED conversions and had been reduced in recent years as upgrades completed; the assessment funds street lighting maintenance and electrical costs. Ordinance 2025‑55, authorizing disposition of surplus property not needed for municipal purposes, was adopted under suspension and emergency. Staff listed items to surplus, including a heavy‑duty chip shredder (police), a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe used by zoning, a post‑hole digger and mortar for public works; the Tahoe will be replaced with a retired police vehicle and older fleet units will be sent to govdeals for sale. Council also received a first reading on Ordinance 2025‑56, the hotel monument sign project for the Rossford Convention and Visitors Bureau; staff said the bid yielded no respondents and added that the administration is checking subcontractor standing and state-level clearance before moving to bid again. This item was only introduced for first reading; staff asked for time to verify subcontractor status with the state.
