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Geneva-on-the-Lake council approves emergency appointment of Kate Lach as fiscal officer and clerk
Summary
The Village Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2025-60 on Dec. 15, 2025, appointing Kate Lach as Fiscal Officer and Clerk for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2026; council waived the three-reading rule and declared the ordinance an emergency.
The Geneva-on-the-Lake Village Council voted unanimously Dec. 15 to approve Ordinance 2025-60 appointing Kate Lach as Fiscal Officer and Clerk for a two-year term commencing Jan. 1, 2026, and ending Dec. 31, 2027. The ordinance cites Ohio Revised Code Section 731.04.
Council President P.J. Macchia moved to declare the ordinance an emergency; Matt Caudill seconded. Roll-call votes recorded all members as voting yes. Macchia then moved to waive the three-reading rule; Caudill seconded and the motion passed by unanimous roll call. The council voted to act on the ordinance on the same evening, with the recorded roll-call votes again unanimous.
The action completes the council’s formal appointment process; the ordinance sets the term start date and declares the appointment an emergency measure. The council did not record public comment or additional debate on the appointment in the transcript.
