Toledo City Council adopts new official city flag after public design process

The Toledo City Council adopted a new official city flag on Jan. 7, 2025, approving Resolution 001-25 after a recommendation from the Arts Commission and a citizen-led design review board.

The resolution, read into the record as "Resolution 001-25 adopting the new official flag of the city of Toledo," passed in a roll-call vote with nine members voting yes and one voting no. Councilwoman Serrante cast the lone no vote; Driscoll, Hartman, Jones, Comives, Martinez, McPherson, Melden, Morris and Williams voted yes. The council president declared the resolution adopted.

Council President Hartman said the Arts Commission and the design review board were following the mayor's request and a public competition process. An Arts Commission representative said the review process began with a public call for designs on June 28, 2024, that produced 87 submissions, of which 68 were from city residents and thus eligible for consideration. The review board narrowed those entries to 10, then to three finalists after public input; 327 people submitted public comments during the input period. The three finalists were identified as Jacob…