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Fostoria council approves multiple park grant applications, personnel and finance measures
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Fostoria City Council unanimously approved several resolutions and ordinances authorizing park‑grant applications, routine finance 'then and now' approvals and other measures, and voted to waive three readings on select items to expedite payments and contracts.
Fostoria — The City Council on the evening in question adopted a set of resolutions and ordinances that advance local park grant applications, clarify personnel rules and authorize routine finance actions.
Council members voted to authorize the mayor to prepare and submit 2026 park grant applications for Hancock County (ordinance 2026‑26), Senica County (ordinance 2026‑27) and Wood County (resolution 2026‑28). All three measures were approved by roll‑call vote and recorded as the referenced ordinance/resolution numbers. The council also handled a bundle of administrative items, including a second reading of a revised personnel policy manual and authorization to advertise for bids on the 2026 street resurfacing program.
The finance committee, which introduced a 'then and now' approval request to clear certain invoices, asked the council to waive the three‑reading rule so those payments could be processed without delay. Council members agreed to add the then‑and‑now language to the agenda, voted to suspend the three‑reading rule on specified items, and subsequently ratified prior department actions and then‑and‑now certificates; that ratifying resolution was recorded as 2026‑30.
Finance Director Damon Smith, newly introduced at the meeting, told council that "the audit is progressing well" and noted the city has triggered requirements for two single audits under federal thresholds. He reported that property‑tax collections were at about 62% and that income tax receipts at the end of March were 24.25% against a 25% target; an unencumbered‑fund figure was stated during the report but the transcript recording of that specific number was unclear.
Other votes and procedural actions included an amendment to an ODOT‑related ordinance (an edit to section three authorizing specified mayoral powers), a second reading on a farmland lease adjacent to Reservoir No. 5, and correction language to Ordinance 2025‑77 to fix a legal description. Where votes were taken, roll call showed unanimous affirmative votes by the members present.
The council adjourned after completing the listed business; several items remain at second reading for future action.
