Rossford City Council approves sidewalk ordinance, EMS maintenance agreement, supplemental budget and annexation; disapproves county LGF plan

Rossford City Council on Jan. 13 adopted multiple emergency measures, approved a supplemental budget to distribute insurance proceeds to homeowners, approved an annexation, and voted to disapprove a Wood County plan for distribution of Local Government Fund (LGF) monies.

The council opened the meeting by approving minutes from Dec. 9 and adopting an amended agenda that added an executive session to consider the appointment of a public official under Revised Code 121.22(g)(1). Later in the meeting, the council received a presentation from a representative of the State Auditor's Office recognizing the city for a clean financial audit.

Lori Brody, a representative of the State Auditor’s Office, congratulated the city and singled out the finance staff and finance director: "I walked in right at the when you guys were moving out. So I'm back again for everybody that's been on council for a while and the mayor, and I'm here to say congratulations on behalf of state auditor Keith Faber." Brody said a clean audit requires no findings for recovery, material citations or significant deficiencies and noted the award recognizes meeting deadlines and accounting standards.

On ordinance business, council adopted Ordinance 2025-01 (first reading and immediate adoption) amending Section 905.13 (location of sidewalks) to accommodate a downtown pedestrian hybrid beacon project. The ordinance was read by title, the council voted to suspend the usual second and third readings, declared the measure an emergency, and adopted it on a unanimous…