Rossford City Council approves marina fee changes, salt purchase, roundabout contracts and several appointments
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Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, Rossford City Council adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions including marina fee and rule updates, an additional rock-salt purchase under an ODOT contract, engineering services for the SR‑65 roundabout, energy-aggregation contracts, and several mayoral appointments.
Rossford City Council on Feb. 9 adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions affecting municipal finances, public works and local boards.
Council approved ordinance 2026‑05, an amendment to the city’s supplemental appropriation for 2026, after suspending the second and third readings. Finance director Chris Kirk told council that the change covers planned items including funding for the downtown roundabout and operational needs.
Council accepted dedication of a street in the Interstate Court development (ordinance 2026‑06) and adopted ordinance 2026‑07, which raises Marina dock fees by about 3 percent to keep pace with inflation; council said the increase aligns Rossford with nearby marinas. The body also repealed and replaced Rossford Municipal Code section 9.25.04 with updated Marina rules (ordinance 2026‑08).
The council authorized an additional purchase of sodium chloride rock salt (ordinance 2026‑09) under last year’s Ohio Department of Transportation winter contract. Staff said the city is eligible to buy an initial 110 tons off the prior contract to avoid higher current-year prices.
Council moved forward with a purchase for the fire department (ordinance 2026‑10) authorizing acquisition of an LP35 and a Lucas device; staff said a grant covers most of the cost but because the purchase exceeds $50,000 it required council approval.
For transportation work, council adopted ordinance 2026‑12 to contract OHM Advisors for construction management, inspection and testing on the State Route 65 Bergen‑Glenwood roundabout project. Allison, the city administrator, explained that ODOT-funded projects must separate designer and inspector; "Tetra Tech designed it," she said, "but ODOT requires a separate inspector." Council also approved ordinance 2026‑13 to fund previously approved downtown roundabout work.
On utilities, the council approved two aggregation actions. Resolution 2026‑02 accepts Archer Energy LLC’s proposal to extend natural‑gas supply through opt‑out aggregation for eligible residential and small commercial customers. Resolution 2026‑03 authorizes the mayor and finance director to enter a customer supply agreement for third‑party electric generation for aggregation participants; a councilmember described the electric bid as "pretty competitive."
The council approved several mayoral appointments and reappointments—including Scott Lodge to the Street Tree Commission (resolution 2026‑04), Larry Shaw to the Board of Zoning Appeals (resolution 2026‑05), and David Amber to the Veil Service Commission (resolution 2026‑06)—and accepted a Wood County real‑estate tax advance (resolution 2026‑07) that allows the city to receive taxes paid to date rather than wait for March/April disbursements. Chris Kirk said the county provides the advance at no cost to the city and finance recommended accepting it.
Most measures were advanced the same night by suspending second and third readings and declaring emergencies; roll‑call votes were recorded for each adoption. Several items (including the drone ordinance, 2026‑11) remained at first reading for additional consideration.
The council concluded by moving into an executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(2) to consider purchase of property for public purposes.
