The Defiance City Council adopted multiple measures at its Nov. 25 meeting, including acquisition of property interests to support the Ralston Avenue roundabouts project, the purchase of a magnetic-bearing blower for the Water Pollution Control Plant, and an easement tied to a drive-through tenant at 1140 North Clinton Street. The mayor's announced reappointment of Sean O'Donnell as law director proceeded by concurrence, and the council voted to enter executive session on public-employee compensation.

Ralston Avenue easements and fee acquisitions: Administration described acquisition of several property interests — a 0.019-acre temporary construction easement, a 0.006-acre perpetual sidewalk easement, a 0.016-acre fee-simple purchase and a 0.052-acre temporary easement — from Davenport Properties LLC and a shopping-center owner to enable construction access and a shared-use path. The combined appropriations for these acquisitions were stated as $8,415. The council voted to adopt the ordinance and approved emergency passage to allow the matter to be closed before year-end.

Water Pollution Control Plant blower: Staff explained the need to replace an aging blower (installed and operating with an air-suspended bearing since about 2014) with a magnetic-bearing blower that should be more reliable in extreme cold and reduce bearing failure. The ordinance was moved and adopted by recorded voice/roll call votes.

1140 North Clinton easement: Council heard a first-reading caption and approved the easement to allow the city ingress/egress and maintenance rights for storm drainage connected to a proposed drive-through coffee tenant (property owner given as Gumber North Town Holdings LLC). The council moved and approved adoption later in the meeting.

Personnel and procedure: The mayor announced his intent to reappoint Sean O'Donnell as law director; the presiding officer noted that, absent a motion to reverse, the reappointment would proceed. A separate motion to enter executive session under the cited statutory authority for public-employee compensation was moved, seconded and carried.

The meeting record shows the votes recorded by roll call or voice for the ordinances and motions; the transcript records affirmative responses from multiple council members for each adoption.