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Tiffin council reappoints clerk, names pro tem and unanimously passes year-end budget carryovers
Summary
The Tiffin City Council unanimously reappointed Anne E. Forrest as clerk, appointed John Hayes president pro tempore and approved a package of resolutions and emergency ordinances to carry over unfinished 2025 projects and correct year-end budget amounts; all votes were 6-0.
The Tiffin City Council on first reading reappointed Anne E. Forrest as clerk of council and appointed Councilmember John Hayes president pro tempore, then moved through a series of resolutions and ordinances to carry over and correct year-end budget items and authorize routine city actions.
Council passed Resolution 26-1 to reappoint Anne E. Forrest as clerk of council, with Councilmember (moving member listed in the transcript) citing Forrests diligent preparation and distribution of materials. The motion was seconded and approved on a roll-call vote of 6-0.
Council also approved Resolution 26-2 to appoint John Hayes as president pro tempore for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Councilmembers who spoke in support praised Hayes meeting preparation and the questions he raises during deliberations. The resolution passed on a 6-0 vote.
On housekeeping and budget items, council unanimously approved: - Resolution 26-3, authorizing online auction sales of surplus municipal property pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code (section 721.15(D)), passed after suspension of the three-reading rule and an emergency declaration (6-0). - Ordinance 26-1, amending the 2026 budget to carry over funds for projects initiated in 2025 but not completed, passed on immediate emergency passage (6-0). - Ordinance 26-2, correcting year-end budget adjustment amounts and approving necessary transfers after an auditor review, passed unanimously following suspension and emergency votes (6-0). - Ordinance 26-3, which appropriates funds into the fire department and parks capital improvement budgets and reflects donations, passed 6-0 after suspension and emergency declaration. - Ordinance 26-4, correcting transfers from sewer fund accounts to support EPA-mandated projects and to make a principal payment, passed 6-0; council discussion characterized the correction as a small dollar adjustment.
The council suspended the normal three-reading rules and declared emergencies where noted to expedite carryover and correction items tied to the fiscal year transition. No votes failed or were amended on the floor during the meeting.
Next steps: several mayoral requests for legislation (including items numbered 2601through 2605) were referred to relevant committees for review at meetings scheduled in January.
