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Fort Recovery council adopts three resolutions and directs 2026 wage ordinance
Summary
At its Nov. 17 meeting the Village of Fort Recovery Council unanimously approved three resolutions — including reducing four real estate tax levies to 0 mills — reviewed audit status, and directed staff to prepare the 2026 wage ordinance after an executive session on employee compensation.
The Village of Fort Recovery Council on Nov. 17, 2025, unanimously adopted three resolutions and instructed staff to prepare the 2026 Wage Ordinance.
Council approved a resolution listed in the minutes as RES 2026-31 to reduce collections for four real estate tax levies in the village to 0 mills. The minutes record that Council first voted to suspend the rules (motion by Scott Pearson, second by Greg Schmitz) and then adopted the resolution (motion to pass by Al Post, second by Scott Pearson); the roll-call vote was recorded as unanimous. The minutes also list RES 2025-32, described as authorizing and directing the VA to execute a Capital Improvement Community Park Recreation/Conservation Project pass-through grant agreement, and RES 2025-33, described as an amendment to current appropriations; both were adopted after motions to suspend the rules and recorded unanimous votes.
The meeting minutes present those three items with the resolution numbers as written in the minutes; the numbering appears inconsistent across entries in the record (see timeline). All three votes were recorded as unanimous in favor; Erik Fiely was absent.
Council entered an executive session under Ohio Rev. Code 121.22(G)(1) to discuss employee compensation and afterward directed Village staff to prepare a 2026 Wage Ordinance for presentation at the next meeting. The minutes say the motion to enter executive session was made by Luke Knapke and seconded by Cliff Wendel, and the motion to exit was likewise carried unanimously.
Roberta Staugler told the council that the State Auditor’s office reported the village’s audit review has not been completed due to workload on the reviewing auditor and that completion is hoped for soon.
Before adjourning, council reviewed and approved invoices (checks 33883–33909 and electronic payments cited in the minutes). The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
What happens next: The minutes show the village will present a 2026 Wage Ordinance at the next council meeting; the State Auditor review remains pending per the clerk’s report in the minutes.
