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Votes at a glance: Findlay City Council actions on Feb. 4, 2025
Summary
A summary of formal actions taken by Findlay City Council on Feb. 4, including resolutions, ordinances, appointments and administrative approvals.
At its Feb. 4, 2025 meeting, Findlay City Council took a number of formal actions. Below is a concise list of the major motions, the recorded outcome, and key details as read into the public record.
- Resolution 007-2025 (Resolution commending Donald Rasmussen on his retirement): Adopted. Motion and second were made; roll call recorded ayes and the resolution was adopted. The council read the resolution honoring Rasmussen’s service and then voted to adopt.
- Motion to file no objection to an Ohio Department of Commerce liquor permit for Ohio Springs Inc. (d/b/a Sheetz 892 at 1880 Tiffin Avenue): Motion passed; no objection will be filed. (Mover: Mr. Palmer; second: Mr. Balman.)
- Appointments requiring confirmation (approved): • Downtown Design Review Board: Kevin Stock, Chris Keller, Heather Clow (moved by Council Member DeArmond; second Mr. Balman). Adopted by roll call. • Hancock County Combined General Health District appointment: William Algee Jr. (moved by Mr. Wolpzer; second Mr. Hellman). Adopted by roll call. • Board of Zoning Appeals appointment: Alex Treese (moved by Mr. Bauman; second Mr. Greeno). Adopted by roll call. • Board of Zoning Appeals appointment: Sean Mason (moved by Mr. Wolitzer; second Mr. Balman). Adopted by roll call.
- Resolution 2-20-25 (requesting county auditor to make tax advances in 2025 pursuant to R.C. 321.34): Motion to adopt by Mr. Palmer; second Mr. Guarino. Roll-call vote recorded; resolution adopted.
- Resolution 008-2025 (approving expenditures/vouchers that exceeded POs or were incurred without a PO as required under R.C. 5705.41(D)): Adopted. (Mover: Mr. Palmer; second: Mr. Niemeyer.) The resolution covered a $5,006.25 payment tied to 2024 TIF development documents.
- Ordinance 20-25-004 (amending airport advisory board chapter; repealing an earlier ordinance): Adopted on third reading. (Mover: Mr. Bauman; second: Mr. DeArmond.)
- Ordinance 20-25-010 (appropriation/transfer related to Motorola radio service agreement; rules suspended for immediate third reading and adoption): Adopted. (Mover: Mr. Bauman; second: Mr. Palmer.) The ordinance moves a modest amount to dispatch budget to cover a pending invoice for a Motorola radio agreement.
- Ordinance 20-25-011 (authorizing the service/safety director to contract with CAMP Software Inc. to implement a point-of-sale and inventory system for the airport): Suspended rules for immediate third reading and adopted. (Mover: Mr. Balman; second: Mr. Palmer.) The agreement is roughly $500 per month; staff said the system will centralize fuel and other airport sales and reduce manual credit-card authorization processes.
- Ordinance 20-25-012 (road salt accounting between the city and Findlay City Schools): After reconsideration, the council adopted a replacement ordinance establishing procedures and accounting; the measure recorded roll‑call votes with a majority in favor and at least one recorded nay during the final vote. (Mover: Council Member Palmer; second: Council Member Niemeyer.)
Other agenda items were given first or second reading (including city agreements with the YMCA, a Hancock Public Health MOU for backflow services, and HUD programmatic agreements) or were informational reports that required no formal council vote at the meeting.
Copies of ordinances, resolutions and appointment letters were read into the record and are part of the public packet for the Feb. 4 meeting; the text recorded in the minutes should be consulted for full legal language and exact vote tallies.
