Napoleon City Council moves nuisance assessments to third reading, wins approval to apply for OPWC funds; accepts $10,871 donation

The Napoleon City Council on Aug. 25 handled a series of routine but formal actions: it advanced a nuisance‑assessment resolution to third reading, passed a final resolution to apply for Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) funds, accepted a $10,871 donation from the Napoleon Church of the Nazarene to support park projects, and entered executive session twice for collective bargaining strategy and pending litigation; the council reported no public action resulting from the executive sessions.

Second reading: Resolution 031‑25 (special assessments). Staff described four parcels where the city performed nuisance mowing and said state law allows the city to assess the property when owners fail to pay. Council voted to advance Resolution 031‑25 to third reading for final consideration. The motion and second were recorded on the transcript as "Motion. Second." The clerk then called roll and members indicated unanimous support to advance the item to third reading.

Third reading and passage: Resolution 029‑25 (OPWC state capital improvement program and local transportation improvement program application). Lori (staff) said this final reading authorizes the city manager to execute documents necessary to apply for and accept OPWC funds for projects the city engineer deems necessary. Council passed Resolution 029‑25 on third reading with an emergency clause by unanimous roll call.

Donation acceptance: Parks staff Greg Tony introduced Sarah Sonberg, who presented proceeds from the Church of the Nazarene—s annual 5K. Sonberg said the church—s donations have funded improvements at Swearingen Park, including new playground equipment, and that the group hopes to support future work at Oakwood Park. The council voted to accept the donation of $10,871 by roll call.

Executive sessions and other routine business: The council voted to enter executive session to prepare for, conduct, or review collective bargaining strategy and separately for pending litigation; both motions carried by roll call. Following reconvening, the council stated no action was taken in executive session. The council also approved payment of bills and financial reports by unanimous consent and adjourned.

Votes at a glance (selected items): - Resolution 031‑25 (second reading advanced to third): motion recorded and roll call—members voted to advance (names recorded in roll calls at meeting). - Resolution 029‑25 (OPWC application): approved on third reading with emergency; roll call unanimous. - Approval to accept donation from Napoleon Church of the Nazarene: accepted, $10,871; roll call unanimous. - Executive sessions (collective bargaining; pending litigation): motions passed by roll call; council reported no public action taken.

Details from the meeting transcript are limited to what staff and council stated during the public session; no additional spending directives or final assessments were adopted at this meeting for the nuisance parcels.