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Findlay council adopts multiple annexations and appropriations; third-reading cannabis ordinance postponed
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Findlay City Council approved several annexation resolutions, renewed a YMCA pool agreement and authorized appropriations and public-works contracts; the proposed cannabis zoning ordinance was postponed to the next meeting.
Findlay City Council on March 4 approved a slate of resolutions and ordinances including two annexations, a YMCA pool operating agreement renewal, a memorandum of understanding with Hancock Public Health on backflow testing, and several appropriations and public-works contracts. Council also voted to postpone final action on a cannabis zoning ordinance until the next meeting.
Key outcomes at a glance:
Votes at a glance: - Resolution 5-2025 (Keller Cypher Enterprises LLC annexation): Adopted. Vote recorded in roll call; resolution adopted. - Resolution 6-2025 (Northtown Condominium Villas annexation): Adopted. Vote recorded in roll call; resolution adopted. - Ordinance 2025-013 (Findlay YMCA renewal to operate Riverside pool, 2025-27 seasons): Adopted. Councilwoman Holly Frishee voted nay; remaining recorded votes were in favor. The ordinance authorizes a renewal agreement for the YMCA to operate the Riverside pool and associated programs and clarifies that the city's $30,000 subsidy will be excluded from profit-split calculations. - Ordinance 2025-014 (Memorandum of Understanding with Hancock Public Health for backflow testing/repair): Adopted. Vote recorded as unanimous among those voting. - Ordinance 2025-016 (City cannabis zoning ordinance amending Chapters 1119, 1141 and adding Chapter 1152): Postponed to the next meeting by a council motion to "postpone to a certain time"; the motion passed 6-2. Council debated public comment earlier in the evening and some members asked to return the ordinance to committee for further review. - Ordinance 2025-018 (Appropriation/transfer for ODNR waterline reimbursement): Adopted. - Ordinance 2025-019 (Support for downtown maintenance and partnership with Downtown Findlay Improvement District): Adopted. - Ordinance 2025-021 (Appropriation for roll-off truck to support street operations): Adopted after suspension of the rules to allow immediate third reading. - Ordinance 2025-028 (Annual sewer large-diameter cleaning and televising contracts): Adopted after suspension of the rules to allow immediate second and third readings. - Ordinance 2025-030 (Transfer of insurance funds to correct accounts): Adopted after suspension of the rules.
What the votes mean: The annexation resolutions set the city's formal statement of services to proposed annexed territories. The YMCA renewal continues the public-private arrangement for pool operation with a subsidy and reporting requirements. The MOU with Hancock Public Health authorizes the health agency to provide backflow testing and repair for city-owned facilities. Postponement of the cannabis zoning ordinance keeps the current moratorium lapse process on hold and requires council reconsideration at the next meeting.
Procedure notes: Several measures were advanced by suspending council rules to allow immediate second or third readings; those suspensions were moved, seconded and voted on as recorded in the minutes. The cannabis zoning ordinance drew extended public comment and floor discussion before a motion to postpone to the next meeting was adopted 6-2. Where roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript the clerk read individual member votes aloud.
Next steps: The cannabis zoning proposal will return at the next council meeting for further consideration or final action. The administration will effectuate the adopted appropriations and contracts and proceed with the procurement and capital projects approved in the ordinances.
