Port Clinton council adopts codified ordinance updates, approves $225,000 appropriation

PORT CLINTON — The Port Clinton City Council adopted Ordinance 18-26 on June 23, approving March 2026 replacement pages to the Port Clinton Codified Ordinances, and approved Ordinance 19-26, an appropriation amendment that moves additional funds through the end of fiscal 2026.

Auditor Michael Miller told council the appropriation, Ordinance 19-26, adds $225,000 through 2026, with interfund transfers including a further transfer into the fire fund. He said that of a larger $325,000 total under discussion, $225,000 is earmarked for fire-safety supplies and equipment and that $100,000 is intended for a Federal Highway Administration pathway grant kickoff. “Please pass ordinance 19-26,” Miller said during his presentation.

Council first voted to retain the emergency clause for Ordinance 18-26 and then adopted that ordinance; each roll-call vote recorded five ayes, zero nays. The subsequent vote to adopt Ordinance 19-26 also carried 5–0. The clerk’s roll-call names recorded in the meeting were Beth Gilman, Carmen D'Angelo (recorded with variant spellings elsewhere in the transcript), Kath Kovac, Jerry Trolley and Kathy King.

Why it matters: Miller told council that some of the ordinance actions are time sensitive to meet grant progress milestones; passing the measures on the schedule preserves grant funding and avoids putting city funds at risk of clawback, he said.

What’s next: Council members directed that related ordinances and required RFPs be issued in July to meet grant deadlines. Ordinance 22-26, the notes issuance relating to the Madison Street city-hall property, was scheduled for further action at a special meeting to meet a July 22 maturity/payout date.

The meeting record shows no substantive public-comment opposition during the votes; council moved promptly from readings into the adopted motions.