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Fostoria council authorizes up to $1.05M CHIP application, enters interlocal agreement
Summary
The Fostoria City Council voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to apply for up to $1,050,000 in 2026 Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) funds and to enter a cooperating agreement with Seneca County and the city of Tiffin to address local housing needs.
The Fostoria City Council on unanimous roll call moved to authorize the mayor to submit a 2026 application to the Ohio Department of Development Office of Community Enhancements seeking up to $1,050,000 in Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) funds.
Councilmember Cassidy moved to adopt the resolution authorizing the application, seconded by Councilmember Grine; the clerk recorded all affirmatives and the measure was adopted as Resolution 2026-18. The council then approved a companion resolution authorizing the mayor to enter a joint cooperating agreement with Seneca County and the city of Tiffin for the same CHIP program; that motion (moved by Councilmember Layman, seconded by Ghering) carried unanimously as Resolution 2026-19.
The resolutions direct the mayor to pursue federal or state-administered CHIP funding intended for housing impact and preservation projects in program year 2026. The council record shows no amendments or conditions attached to the authorizations; both measures passed by unanimous roll call of the seven members present.
The approvals allow the mayor’s office to prepare and submit the formal application and to execute any necessary intergovernmental agreements. According to the motions recorded in the meeting, staff will move forward with application materials and the joint agreement under the declared emergency language in the paperwork.
Next steps: the mayor’s office will submit the application to the Ohio Department of Development Office of Community Enhancements and coordinate with Seneca County and Tiffin officials on the joint agreement; the council did not specify a schedule for any subsequent program-level decisions or contract awards.
