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Council approves bank depository renewal, write‑offs, donations and appointments; asks railroad about unfinished crossing repair
Summary
Council renewed the city's depository contract with F & M Bank through 2027, approved annual utility/EMS write‑offs, accepted a $500 Lions Club donation for a dog‑park bench, made board appointments, and asked staff to press the railroad about an unfinished Oakwood Street crossing repair.
Napoleon City Council approved several routine administrative items and raised a longstanding infrastructure issue with the railroad.
Council voted to renew the depository contract with F & M Bank (a two‑year cycle running to Dec. 31, 2027) after staff said the bank met the city's needs. Members approved the annual write‑offs of uncollectible utility and EMS accounts to remove them from active books while preserving the city's right to collect if debts later resurface.
Council accepted a $500 donation from the Napoleon Lions Club for a dog‑park bench and appointed Tom Weaver and Brittany Schwab to volunteer dependents boards (firefighters' and peace officers' dependent fund boards), setting the board meeting for Jan. 5, 2026. The body also passed master vendor and master bid resolutions for procurement in 2026.
During approval of bills and financial reports, a councilmember raised Oakwood Street's railroad crossing repair, noting a railroad commitment that has not been fulfilled; staff said the railroad largely controls crossings in Ohio but agreed to contact the railroad to press for action.
The meeting concluded after two executive sessions (sale/purchase of property and personnel matters) where no action was taken on the record, then a motion directing the law director to draft CIC transition legislation and an adjournment.
No public comment on these items was recorded in the transcript.
