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Council advances ordinance to pursue termination of 1999 consent decree for water and sewer
Summary
Council members scheduled Ordinance 11-26 for a second reading after the clerk read its title: the ordinance would authorize the safety and service director to take action to terminate the Sept. 8, 1999 consent decree involving the United States, the State of Ohio and the city; no final action was taken March 10.
At the March 10 Port Clinton City Council meeting the clerk read Ordinance 11-26, described as an ordinance authorizing the safety and service director to take actions necessary to terminate the Sept. 8, 1999 consent decree between the United States, the State of Ohio and the city.
Council members did not vote on the ordinance at the meeting; the chair scheduled Ordinance 11-26 for a second reading at the regular council meeting on March 24, 2026. During the same meeting the clerk also read related budget and partnership ordinances (9-26 and 10-26) and directed staff to move those items to subsequent readings.
In executive reports a city official summarized the background noted in the transcript: the city was placed under a consent decree in 1999 to address water and sewer compliance; subsequent work and negotiations prompted the current administration to pursue termination. The official told council the federal EPA had engaged with the city and that staff want to finalize termination now while current discussions are favorable.
No formal vote, motion, or amendment on Ordinance 11-26 was recorded in the March 10 meeting minutes provided in the transcript. The ordinance remains scheduled for additional council consideration with a second reading on March 24.
