Pataskala City Council exits executive session, approves consent agenda and adopts amendment to supplemental-appropriations ordinance

Pataskala City’s council reconvened from executive session and returned to open session at 7:19 p.m. after a motion to come out of executive session was moved by Brandon and seconded by Mr. Lee; a roll call recorded affirmative votes and the meeting continued to regular business.

The mayor opened the reports portion of the meeting by thanking volunteers for Memorial Day events, praising a bagpiper who performed at the cemetery and announcing a K9 fundraiser at Grace Brethren on Headley Mill scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Council and staff reports that followed noted several operational items: Mr. Hicken thanked the Caspian Club for reroofing and staining the gazebo; the municipal pool reported increased use; three basketball courts will be crack-sealed and resurfaced this summer; and staff said the annual comprehensive financial report was filed with the state auditors. Jennifer requested a finance committee meeting to review an internal-control analysis by Julian Group.

The council moved, seconded and approved the consent agenda by roll call. Clerk Jess then read two ordinances for second reading. Ordinance 2026-4521, proposing multiple charter-section amendments and directing the clerk to publish proposed charter amendments, was presented for second reading; no final vote on that ordinance is recorded in the transcript.

Ordinance 2026-4522, described as a measure to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026, was read for a second time. A councilmember moved to amend the ordinance by substitution; the motion was seconded (recorded as seconded by Mr. Gayelick/Gaelic) and a roll call recorded affirmative votes from Brooks, Lee, Hamshshire, Gaelic, Coleman, Height and Wy. The council announced that the motion to amend passed.

The mayor announced a personnel change to the West Fire Board: Tommy Lee is stepping down from the city’s representative seat, and the mayor appointed Brandon Gaelic to take his place; the mayor asked Gaelic to report back to council on any major developments with the fire board. The appointment was described in the meeting as a mayoral appointment; the transcript does not record a separate council vote on the appointment.

During the public-comment period several residents offered brief congratulatory remarks—on local racing successes, school graduations, and sports championships—and promoted community activities such as the restarted Friday farmers market. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn was moved by Jude, seconded by Mary and adopted by roll call.

The transcript records the second readings and the successful motion to amend Ordinance 2026-4522; it does not show a final recorded vote for Ordinance 2026-4521 or a formal council vote on the mayor’s fire-board appointment.