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Rossford council passes package of ordinances including budget adjustments, salt contract and staffing increases
Summary
Council approved five ordinances and a resolution covering a supplemental budget, winter salt contract participation, hiring of additional full‑time firefighters and a full‑time interdiction officer; votes were unanimous among present members.
Rossford City Council on April 14 adopted a series of ordinances and a resolution addressing budget adjustments, vendor contracts and department staffing.
Council approved an amendment to the 2025 budget (Ordinance 2025‑26) that, according to city staff, adds funds for the town’s camera system contract (to Flock), covers accrued compensation payouts for a former public works superintendent, and provides wages and fringe benefits for a newly hired recreation office manager. The measure was suspended for second and third readings and adopted by recorded voice vote with Heben, Owen, Oberdorf, Toth and Reynolds recorded as voting “aye.”
The council also authorized participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation winter salt contract and approved the related ordinance for purchasing sodium chloride (Ordinance 2025‑27 and Resolution 2025‑06). City staff described these as routine annual procurement steps that let the city buy salt under the statewide contract.
On staffing, council adopted Ordinance 2025‑28 to revise Rossford Municipal Code section 139.02 to increase full‑time fire department staffing from eight to 12 positions; finance committee briefed council on retirement and insurance cost differences and recommended the change to ensure fully covered shifts. Council also adopted Ordinance 2025‑29 to amend municipal code section 137.12 to add a full‑time interdiction officer in the police department; staff said recent seized funds support the position and the finance committee recommended moving forward.
All measures passed after motions to suspend the second and third readings and were declared emergency measures before adoption. Recorded votes on the ordinances and resolution listed Heben, Owen, Oberdorf, Toth and Reynolds as voting “aye.” Several ordinances had brief staff presentations (for example, city finance staff identified as “Chris” explained the budget amendments).
