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Rossford City Council adopts three ordinances, including Jennings Road contract amendment
Summary
Rossford City Council read and approved three ordinances on first reading (2026-34, 2026-35 and 2026-36), suspending additional readings and adopting each by voice vote, including an emergency declaration for a Tetra Tech contract amendment for the Jennings Road project.
Rossford City Council voted to adopt three ordinances during its May 11 meeting, approving contract and budget adjustments the same evening by suspending further readings.
The council read Ordinance 2026-34 by title; the measure authorizes and amends a contract with Tetra Tech for inspection services on the Jennings Road project and was presented as an emergency first reading. The motion to adopt passed by voice vote with council members answering in the affirmative during the roll call vote.
Council then considered Ordinance 2026-35, a transfer-of-funds ordinance covering the municipal fiscal year beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and ending Dec. 31, 2026. After a motion to suspend the second and third readings and declare an emergency, the council adopted the ordinance that evening.
Finally, Ordinance 2026-36, an amendment (supplemental number 5) to the 2026 annual appropriation measure, was presented. The ordinance covered several specific transfers: remitting forfeited funds to Perrysburg Township for a court order, funding a PTO payout for a former employee, additional funding for playground equipment at the Indian Ridge tot lot, and funding tied to a roundabout change order previously approved via Ordinance 2026-30. Council moved to suspend further readings and adopted Ordinance 2026-36 by voice vote.
Votes at a glance: the roll-call confirmations recorded affirmative responses from the council members identified in the meeting transcript for each of these adoptions. No recorded dissenting votes were announced in the transcript; the clerk recorded the ayes during each vote.
The ordinances were presented as first readings and adopted under emergency suspension of further readings; the meeting did not record additional debate on the merits beyond staff descriptions and the motions to suspend readings. The council did not record resolutions that evening.
Next steps: the ordinances will be processed according to city administrative procedures; the transcript indicates these were adoption votes taken that evening rather than referrals for further study.
