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Forest Park City Council adopts rental-registration enforcement changes, approves road design and transit grant application
Summary
At its June 1 meeting the Forest Park City Council approved Ordinance 21-2026 to replace some court penalties with administrative late fees for rental registrations, and adopted three resolutions to authorize West Kemper Road design work, seek Transit Infrastructure Fund dollars for Whinton Road (20% match ≈ $240,000) and donate 35 obsolete Axon tasers to Green Hills PD.
The Forest Park City Council on June 1, 2026, unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the city’s rental-registration enforcement and approved three resolutions to advance local road design work, pursue transit funding for Whinton Road and dispose of obsolete police tasers.
The ordinance, numbered 21-2026 and read by title only, amends sections 155.99 and 156.15 of the Forest Park codified ordinances and was declared an emergency so it can take effect immediately. Council Member Brown, who moved adoption, said the measure replaces some court-enforced penalties with administrative late fees "to improve compliance, streamline enforcement, and maintain accurate contact information for rental properties without requiring court action for every late filing." The council voted to adopt the ordinance; the motion and vote are recorded in the meeting transcript.
Council also approved Resolution 20-2026 authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with Verdantis to design and administer West Kemper Road improvements. Council discussion noted that the Ohio Department of Transportation has placed the project on its 2027 construction schedule and that the resolution authorizes planning and design work with the city engineer and selected consultant.
Resolution 21-2026 authorizes the city manager to prepare and submit an application to participate in the Transit Infrastructure Fund program for Whinton Road improvements (from West Kemper to the highway). Council Member Clark urged adoption and said the city’s proposed local match is 20%, which she estimated at about $240,000, for a construction season targeted in 2028.
Finally, Resolution 22-2026 authorizes the city manager to dispose of 35 obsolete Axon X26 taser units by donating them to the Village of Green Hills Police Department without competitive bidding, citing the equipment’s lack of monetary value and expired warranties. Law Director John Whiteall had previously described the list of units and the warranty history presented as Exhibit A.
According to the meeting transcript, all four measures were adopted by recorded affirmative votes. The transcript contains some inconsistencies in vote-roll wording and tallies (several vote lines appear garbled in the record); the official minutes and clerks’ roll will provide the final certified tallies. With adoption of the ordinance and resolutions, the city manager is authorized to execute the listed agreements and take the administrative steps described by staff. The council adjourned after the actions were completed.
