At a glance: council votes, appointments and next steps from June 9 meeting

Key actions taken by the Defiance City Council on June 9:

- Appointment: Ryan Mack was appointed by the mayor to the Joint Economic Development District (JEDD); council consented by voice vote.

- Ordinances adopted: the Parks & Riverfront Capital Improvement Fund (Fund 4075) was adopted (4–3). Council also adopted amendments to appropriation ordinance 8702 covering 2026 appropriations for funds including 406 (Police & Fire Capital), 407 (Parks & Riverfront) and 792 (Fire Trust Fund). A separate ordinance authorizing monthly transfers for 2026 was adopted; staff said those transfers are routine and will return in December for final action.

- Anti‑displacement plan: Council suspended rules and adopted an ordinance allowing the mayor to execute an anti‑displacement and relocation assistance plan required for CDBG and residential public infrastructure grant applications so the city could meet the mid‑June application deadline.

- Executive session: Council scheduled and then entered an executive session under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22(G)(8) to consider confidential information related to an economic development applicant (utility extension and infrastructure matters).

Next steps: finance staff will include proposed transfer figures and a 2027 street list in the upcoming budget material; the library will supply detailed project cost and debt schedules to council; council will return to public session following the executive session.

Details not specified at meeting: total dollar figures for the library annex project and final transfer amounts for the new parks fund were not provided and were described as forthcoming.