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Council repeals local arcade/gaming ordinance, cites change in state law
Summary
Council voted to repeal chapter 878 (regulating entertainment-device arcades), saying recent Ohio legal changes made local regulation unenforceable; the repeal was passed as an emergency ordinance by roll-call vote.
Council voted to repeal the city’s chapter governing entertainment-device arcades (Chapter 878), saying changes in Ohio law removed the state-level authority that supported the local rules.
Miss Wong moved to suspend the rules so the measure could be decided immediately; the motion to suspend and the ordinance for passage were approved by roll-call vote. Council members who spoke in favor said the local regulation no longer matched state law and thus needed removal rather than enforcement.
The ordinance was declared an emergency and adopted at the meeting, making the repeal effective immediately.
What’s next: The ordinance will appear in the enacted ordinances and the city clerk will update the codified ordinances to remove Chapter 878.
