Council adopts series of budget, procurement and personnel ordinances; annexation and grants approved

Rossford City Council on Oct. 13 voted to adopt a package of ordinances and resolutions covering supplemental appropriations, transfers, equipment purchases, a design amendment for a road project, a collective-bargaining agreement and two resolutions including a grant application and an annexation petition.

Council suspended or moved to adopt the listed measures at the meeting and took recorded roll-call votes on each item. The council also tabled one intergovernmental agreement reading (ordinance 2025-65) for further review.

Why it matters: The measures move budgeted spending, seized-forfeiture transfers, and several capital purchases into procurement and implementation stages; the annexation vote is the last local step for a 7.106-acre petition on Lime City Road that advances under Ohio statutory timelines.

Key votes and outcomes (by ordinance/resolution number): - Ordinance 2025-76 (amending RMC §137.12; to add a third school resource officer): adopted after suspending the third reading (unanimous voice vote). Council discussed that the school district currently pays half of existing SRO costs; further cost splits…