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Conneaut City Council appoints clerk, withdraws from OGBC and approves pay-rate changes
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Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting, Conneaut City Council unanimously appointed Jennifer Hoover as Clerk of Council, approved withdrawal from the Ohio Government Benefit Cooperative and adopted updated pay‑rate ordinances; two other ordinances moved to second reading.
Conneaut City Council on Jan. 12, 2026, in Council Chambers unanimously approved several measures, including the appointment of Jennifer Hoover as Clerk of Council and the City's withdrawal from the Ohio Government Benefit Cooperative.
Council President Mr. Moisio presided over the meeting at 6:00 PM. Ordinance No. 01‑26, "an ordinance to appoint Jennifer Hoover as the Clerk of City Council for a period of two years, beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2027, and declaring an emergency," was moved through suspension of the three‑reading rule and approved on a recorded roll‑call vote of five yeas and no nays.
Council removed Ordinance No. 02‑26 from the agenda after noting it had already been passed in 2023. Ordinance No. 03‑26 (amending Section 521.11 of the Codified Ordinances governing junk and unlicensed vehicles) and Ordinance No. 04‑26 (authorizing payment to a vendor pursuant to Section 5705.41(D)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code) were placed for first reading and moved to second reading.
Ordinance No. 05‑26, authorizing the City Manager to withdraw the City of Conneaut from the Ohio Government Benefit Cooperative and declaring an emergency, was passed following suspension of the three‑reading rule. Resolution No. 06‑26, expressing support for the Ashtabula County Board of Commissioners' partnership with the Geauga County Dog Shelter, was likewise suspended and adopted unanimously.
Ordinance No. 07‑26, which repealed Ordinance No. 147‑25 and amended prior pay‑rate language to set maximum rates of pay effective Jan. 1, 2026, was moved through suspension and declared an emergency before unanimous passage.
Votes at a glance (final action on Jan. 12, 2026): • Ordinance 01‑26 (appointment of Jennifer Hoover) — mover: Mr. Castrilla; final second: Mr. Gaugh; vote: Ms. Branch Yea, Mr. Castrilla Yea, Mr. Gaugh Yea, Mr. Moisio Yea, Mr. Perkoski Yea; outcome: approved. • Ordinance 02‑26 (removed from agenda; previously passed in 2023) — motion to remove: Mr. Perkoski; outcome: removed. • Ordinance 03‑26 (junk and unlicensed vehicles) — first reading; moved to second reading; outcome: second_reading. • Ordinance 04‑26 (vendor payment authorization) — first reading; moved to second reading; outcome: second_reading. • Ordinance 05‑26 (withdraw from OGBC) — mover: Ms. Branch; final second: Mr. Gaugh; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. • Resolution 06‑26 (support for county partnership with dog shelter) — mover: Mr. Perkoski; second: Ms. Branch; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved. • Ordinance 07‑26 (pay‑rate changes) — mover: Mr. Castrilla; final second: Mr. Gaugh; vote: unanimous; outcome: approved.
The meeting record shows consistent unanimous roll‑call votes on the measures acted upon. Council also scheduled committee and work‑session items noted elsewhere on the agenda. The meeting adjourned at 7:24 PM.