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Defiance council adopts street-renaming ordinance and tables four capital and budget ordinances for redraft
Summary
Council voted to adopt an ordinance renaming Colin Drive to Colleen Drive after a first-reading caption and explanation under Ohio Rev. Code §723.04; council also voted to table four ordinances creating capital-improvement funds and a 2026 appropriation/transfer resolution so staff can revise language per auditors' recommendations.
The Defiance City Council on May 12 unanimously adopted an ordinance to rename a right-of-way currently referenced as Colin Drive to Colleen Drive and, in the same meeting, tabled four separate ordinances that would create capital-improvement funds, make appropriations and authorize monthly transfers.
At the first reading by caption, Mr. O'Donnell explained the street-name change and cited Ohio Revised Code 723.04 as the statutory authority allowing council to rename streets if the change is not…
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