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Council approves Mount Vernon New Community Authority ordinances for property addition and covenants
Summary
Council adopted ordinances adding property to the Mount Vernon New Community Authority under Ohio law and approved a supplemental declaration of covenants and restrictions, both taken as emergency matters Dec. 22.
Mount Vernon City Council voted Dec. 22 to approve ordinances that add property to a Mount Vernon New Community Authority and to consent to supplemental covenants and restrictions for that authority.
Ordinance 2025‑39 approves adding specified real property to the Mount Vernon New Community Authority and amends the petition for establishment under chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code. Missus Keener moved to suspend the three‑reading rule and the council adopted the ordinance after noting extensive prior committee discussion.
Ordinance 2025‑40 is a consenting ordinance: it approves the second supplemental declaration of covenants and restrictions for the Mount Vernon New Community Authority and grants related authorizations. Council took the ordinance to third reading by suspending rules and adopted it; members emphasized that the two ordinances were related and represented steps to finalize the authority’s formation and associated property controls.
Why this matters: ordinances under chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code create the legal framework for a New Community Authority, a local government instrument used to support development and infrastructure in a designated area. Council described the ordinances as the culmination of a long process and moved both on an accelerated schedule.
Next steps: the ordinances were adopted as emergency measures and will be implemented according to the legal terms in the adopted documents; staff will proceed with administrative steps to record the authority changes and enforce covenant provisions.
