Pataskala council adopts charter amendment ordinance and supplemental appropriations

The Pataskala City Council voted to adopt two ordinances during its regular meeting, approving proposed charter changes and a supplemental appropriation for the 2026 fiscal year.

Ordinance 2026-4521, read by the clerk as a third reading, proposes amendments to multiple sections of the city charter and directs the clerk of council to publish the proposed charter amendments and to prepare the ballot language for an upcoming election. Mr. Gaelic moved to adopt the ordinance and Mr. Lee seconded; a recorded roll-call vote in the transcript shows the motion carried with the members recorded as voting yes.

Council then considered Ordinance 2026-4522, a measure to make supplemental appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026. The ordinance was moved, seconded and approved on a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting minutes.

The clerk read each ordinance at third reading, and council members answered roll call for both votes. The transcript records the motions, seconding, and affirmative roll-call results; the ordinances were declared adopted. The meeting then moved on to other business and later recessed into executive session on a personnel matter.

The ordinances’ texts and any ballot materials for the charter amendments will be published by the clerk as provided in Ordinance 2026-4521. Council did not state additional implementation steps for the supplemental appropriations during the public portion of the meeting.