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Summary of February 21 regular Ada Council meeting

By Paula Scott

Following Ada Police Department lifesaving awards (reported HERE), the February 21 regular meeting of the Ada Chamber of Council commenced at about 6:48 p.m. All councilors were present: Sean Beck, Jason Campbell, Sheila Coressel, Linda Mason, Jeff Oestreich and Bob Simmons.

Two claims registers were passed unanimously following some discussion, which included an inquiry about and EKG stress test bill--which proved to be for the new police chief, Alec Cooper, the need for new gutters and downspouts on the Public Works barn, and staffer Michelle Hall attending the upcoming Hardin County Leadership course.

Officers' lifesaving efforts to be recognized at Ada Council meeting

Letter from Chief Alec Cooper, Ada Police Department:

On Tuesday February 21, 2023, the Ada Police Department will hold a special awards ceremony during the Ada Village Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the municipal building to recognize the lifesaving efforts of two Ada police officers, as well as two public safety officers from Ohio Northern University.

Ada Public Library board meeting to be rescheduled

The Ada Public Library Board of Trustees meeting that was scheduled for this Monday February 20 has been cancelled.

Information will follow regarding when the meeting will be rescheduled.

Ada Board of Ed to schedule public meeting for athletic conference discussion

By Paula Scott

The Thursday, February 16 meeting of the Ada Schools Board of Education attracted a full house of parents and coaches with several coming to speak about the district considering changing athletic conferences from the Northwest Conference (NWC) to the Blanchard Valley Conference (BVC) 

Summary of February 7 meeting of the Ada Council

At the regular meeting of the Ada Council on February 7, all council members–Sean Beck, Jason Campbell, Sheila Coressel, Linda Mason, Jeff Oestreich and Bob Simmons– were present. Also present were Police Chief Alec Cooper, Village Administrator Jamie Hall, Zoning Inspector Michael Harnishfeger, and Fiscal Officer Patty J. Navin.

Supporting documents can be found HERE on the village website.

BILLS
Three claims registers were paid including 2023-3A $63,088.52; 2023-3B $57,608.75 Payroll for February 4, 2023 and 2023-3C $14,198.20.

Discussion included questions about Taser purchases. Chief Cooper noted that remanufactured units are being purchased.

OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC
The three guests did not address the council.

RESOLUTIONS
Council approved a resolution “Declaring the Official Intent and Reasonable Expectation of the Village of Ada on Behalf of the State of Ohio (The Borrower) To Reimburse its Construction Fund for the Grandview Boulevard Road Reconstruction project, Project Number CT65Z/CT66Z with the Proceeds of Tax-Exempt Debt of the State of Ohio.” There was no discussion. Beck and Mason abstained from voting.

Council unanimously passed “A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement for Engineering Services for the Ada Water Treatment Plant Improvements Project.”

Partisan mayoral and council candidates certified for General Election

The 46-day notice for the May 2, 2023 Special Election has been announced by Becky L. Stevenson, Deputy Director of the Hardin County Board of Elections.

There are no questions and issues, or local options for Ada. 

On February 9 the following Ada candidates were certified for the November 2023 General Election:

Howard N. Fenton, Democrat, Ada Mayor

David A. Retterer, Republican, Ada Mayor

Sheila M. Coressel, Democrat, Ada Council

Linda Mason, Republican, Ada Council

These candidates will be on the November 7, 2023 ballot for Ada Precincts A and B.

There will be no May primary.

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