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Ada council approves $137,633 paving contract, hires two police officers and clears event permits
Summary
At its May 19 meeting, the Village of Ada Council awarded a $137,633 contract for street paving, approved a temporary street closure for the Ada Exempted Schools Patriotic Pops, authorized R.I.T.A. to issue $1 administrative subpoenas for delinquent tax accounts, and approved two police hires and several community event permits.
Mayor Daird Retterer presided as Ada Village Council on May 19, 2026, when members approved a package of routine and personnel actions including a $137,633 contract award for the village’s 2026 street-paving project and the hiring of two new police officers.
The council voted to accept the bid from Bluffton Paving, Inc. for $137,633 after Village Administrator Amanda Sears said it was the only bid received and that the price was below the engineering estimate. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote.
The council also approved an event permit and a street closure request from Ada Exempted Schools. Becca Hibbard, representing the district, asked to close Grand Avenue between Montford and Turner on June 28 for the Patriotic Pops concert; council approved the closure for 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
In personnel actions following an executive session on terms of employment, the council approved hiring Madeline Kelley as a full-time police officer at $26.23 per hour (one-year probation, pending physical and psychological exams) and Caitlyn Martin as a part-time officer at $21.00 per hour (six-month probation). Both hires are tentatively set to begin June 1, 2026.
Fiscal Officer Patty Navin reported income tax receipts through the end of May were approximately 0.003% less than the prior year and said the Independent Public Auditor contacted the village but will not complete the audit by the May 31 date in the IPA contract. Navin asked council to authorize R.I.T.A. to issue administrative subpoenas for non-responders at a cost of $1.00 per subpoena, with the fee deducted from the village’s monthly distribution; council approved that authorization.
Council approved several community-use requests: pool use for National Night Out on Aug. 5 (funded in part by a $1,000 grant from the Hardin County Community Foundation), a free swim by the Ada Lion’s Club on Aug. 8 for the first 300 swimmers, and a donation of a historic holding post to the Hardin County Municipal Court with a transfer agreement to be prepared by legal counsel.
Other business included a motion to purchase 20 banners for Patriotic Pops (cost to the village $1,162 for 20 banners, per Fiscal Officer Navin) using remaining Hardin County funds for the 250 Celebration; that motion passed with one dissenting vote. Chief Alec Cooper reported 125 calls for service since the previous meeting, 11 incident/offense reports and one vehicle accident.
Mayor Retterer also noted the May 14 dedication of Ray Brown Memorial Park in Alger (1007 N. Ohio Street) and thanked village employees for their response to a recent water-main break. Council held two executive sessions during the meeting—one on terms of employment and one on labor negotiations—and took no action during those sessions beyond the personnel hires that followed the employment session.
The council adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
