LEGISLATION

The Village of Swanton's legislation plays a crucial role in guiding the community's growth, governance, and daily operations. Residents can access information on pending legislation, ordinances, and resolutions that shape local policies and decisions. These legislative documents are essential for maintaining transparency and ensuring that the Village Council's actions align with the community's needs and priorities.

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ORDINANCES

2025

Ordinance 2025-01 An Ordinance of the Village of Swanton Supporting the Ohio Municipal League’s Challenge Of At&T’s Tariff Application at The Public Utilities Commission Of Ohio and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-02 Amending Chapter 97 Right-Of-Way Permit Section 97.06 Fees and Expenses of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton, Ohio and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-03 Accepting Annexation of 168.51 Acre of Land, More or Less, in Swanton Township to The Village of Swanton, Lucas County, Ohio, on Petition by Murbach, Inc., JBM Farms, LLLC., AGS, LLC. and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-04 Amending Chapter 53 Fees and Parts Section 53.01 Fees of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton, Ohio and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-05 Indicating the Village of Swanton, Fulton County, Ohio, will provide Utilities, Fire and Police Protection Services to Certain Property Titled Murbach, Inc., JBM Farms., LLC, AGS, LLC. which Holders Are Seeking Annexation of Said Property Pursuant to Lucas County Annexation Petition Filed with The Lucas County Commissioners on January 13,2025 to Annex into the Village of Swanton and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-06 Amending Ordinance 2025-02 & Chapter 97 Right-Of-Way Permit Section 97.06 Fees and Expenses of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton, Ohio and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-07 Amend Title XV: Land Use, Chapter 150: Zoning Code, Article 150.27 Business and Industrial District Regulations. Section 150.278 Accessory Buildings of the Codified Ordinances

Ordinance 2025-08 Approving the Permanent Appropriations to provide for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures During the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025; and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-09 Authorizing Village Administrator Enter into an Agreement to Award Construction for the Munson Road Improvements Project and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-10 Declaring the Necessity to Assess All Properties in The Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. for the Cost of Leaf Collection, Approving Plans, Establishing Tentative Assessments, and Method of Payment

Ordinance 2025-11 Declaring the Necessity to Assess All Properties in The Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. for the Cost of Street Lighting, Approving Plans, Establishing Tentative Assessments, and Method of Payment

Ordinance 2025-12 Authorizing the Village Administrator and Solicitor to File Eminent Domain for Properties 116 & 118 N Main Street, Swanton, Ohio 43558, Fulton County Parcels 14-024724-00.000 and 14-024720-00.000, with the Fulton County Common Pleas Court for the Intent of Public Parking and/or Park in the Downtown Village of Swanton and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-13 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement with Klumm Bros for a Real and Present Emergency Sewer Repair on North Main Street within the Village of Swanton and Declaring an Emergency.

Ordinance 2025-14 Amending Chapter 52, Section 52.06 of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton to Include Updated Water Meter Costs and Establish Appendix A, and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-15 Second & Final Reading Amending Chapter 72 Bicycles, Snowmobiles and Motorcycles of The Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton, Ohio and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-16 Ordinance Establishing the Final Assessments for All Properties in the Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. for the Cost of Leaf Collection and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-17 Ordinance Establishing the Final Assessments for All Properties in the Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. for the Cost of Street Lighting and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-18 Amend Ordinance 2023-21, Retroactively Accepting the Amendments to Chapter 35 Of The Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton Regarding Municipal Income Tax, and Declaring the Same to be Effective January 1, 2024 and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025- 19 to Amend Ordinance 2025-18, Retroactively Accepting the Amendments to Chapter 35 of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton Regarding Municipal Income Tax, and Declaring the same to be Effective January 1, 2024, and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2025-20 Amending the Village Zoning Map to rezone Fulton County Parcel No. 28-054883-04.000, designated as Parcel “A” and Parcel “B” in the Attached, from B-3 Central Business to R-1 One Family Residential and Declaring an Emergency

Final Reading Ordinance 2025-21 Amending Ordinance 2021-18 Implementing Sections 3735.65 Through 3735.70 Of the Ohio Revised Code to Retain the Existing Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) For Housing Incentives and to Establish a Separate Commercial/Industrial Community Reinvestment Area with a Tiered Tax Exemption Structure, and to Provide for Administrative and Oversight Procedures.

Second Reading Ordinance 2025-22 Amending Section 52.12, “Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit Charges,” of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton, Ohio

Second Reading Ordinance 2025-23 Providing for Temporary Appropriations for Current Expenses and Other Expenditures During the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026

First Reading Ordinance 2025-XX Establishing Chapter 112 of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton, Ohio Regulating Food Trucks, Mobile Food Vending, Permitting, and Inspections

First Reading Ordinance 2025-XX Amending Ordinance 2017-44 and Chapter 76 (“Low-Speed, Utility, And Mini-Truck Vehicles”) of the Village of Swanton Codified Ordinances; Authorizing and Regulating the Operation of Under-Speed Vehicles (Golf Carts) on Certain Streets; Amending the Authorized Streets Map

2024

Ordinance 2024-01 Prohibiting the Cultivation of Marijuana within the Village of Swanton

Ordinance 2024-02 Approving the Permanent Appropriations to Provide for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2024; and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-03 Final Reading Amending Ordinance 2022-25 and Approving the Expanding/ New Boundaries of the Village of Swanton’s DORA

Ordinance 2024-04 Authorizing the Village Administrator and/or Fiscal Officer to Apply for, an increase to the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) Agreement on behalf of The Village of Swanton for Planning, Design, and/or Construction of Water Treatment Plant Membrane Softening Improvements and Designating a Dedicated Repayment Source for the Loan and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-05 Second Reading Declaring the Necessity to Assess All Properties in The Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. for the Cost of Leaf Collection, Approving Plans, Establishing Tentative Assessments, and Method of Payment

Ordinance 2024-06 Second Reading Declaring the Necessity to Assess All Properties in The Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. for the Cost of Street Lighting, Approving Plans, Establishing Tentative Assessments, and Method of Payment

Ordinance 2024-07 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement with the Ohio Department Of Transportation (ODOT) to Rehabilitate Bridges, Resurface Pavement and Perform Related Work on State Route 64 (Exhibit A) And Declaring An Emergency

Ordinance 2024-08 Amending the Codified Ordinance Title XV: Land Usage, Chapter 150 and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-09 Adopting the 2022-2026 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-10 Authorizing Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement for the FUL-CR1-5.12 Hallett Avenue Improvements Phase A Project and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-11 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement for the FUL-CR1-5.12 Hallett Avenue Improvements Phase A Project Inspector and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-12 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement for the FUL-CR1-5.12 Hallett Avenue Improvements Phase A with DGL Consulting Engineers and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-13 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement with Kleinfelder for Engineering Services for Crestwood Drive Reconstruction; and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-14 Authorizing Village Administrator to Enter into Agreement with Fulton County Commissioners Regarding Indigent Defense Services in County Court and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-15 Authorizing of Reduced Vehicle Weight Limit on Hallett Avenue Bridge No. 392 and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2024-16 Amending Sections 51.161 (A) and 51.16 (B) of the Swanton Village Codified Ordinances and to Increase Wastewater Collection and Treatment Rates for the Village of Swanton- Pending 3rd Reading

Ordinance 2024-17 Temporary Appropriations to Provide for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures during the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025- Pending Second Reading/Pass By Emergency

Ordinance 2024-18 Amending Ordinance 2019-17 Amending Chapter 52 “Water” of the Codified Ordinances of Swanton, Ohio and Declaring an Emergency

2023

Ordinance 2023-01: An Ordinance Amending the Codifies Ordinance Chapter 31 Village Council, Section 31.01 Regular and Special Meeting (A), Time of Meetings and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-02: An Ordinance Amending the Codified Ordinance Chapter 31 Village Council, Section 31.03, Method to Determine Time & Place All of Regular & Special Meetings and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-03: Amending the Codified Ordinance Title XV: Lande Usage, Chapters 150, 151 & 152 “Attachment A”

Ordinance 2023-04 Authorizing the Village Administrator and Mayor to Apply for, Accept, and Enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) Agreement on Behalf of the Village of Swanton for Planning, Design, and/or Construction of Project 3, 11 & 12 Combined Sewer Separation Project & Designating a Dedicated Repayment Source for the Loan and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-05 Approving the Permanent Appropriations to Provide for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures during the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023; and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-06 Abandoning Easement on Real Property Located at 3810 Waterville Swanton Road

Ordinance 2023-07 Specifying the Approval of Council of the Pending Annexation filed by Steven L. & Dawn M. McCaw with the Fulton County Commissioners

Ordinance 2023-08 Assessments for Leaf Collection

Ordinance 2023-09 Assessments for Street Lighting

Ordinance 2023-10 Emergency Ordinance 2023-10: Authorizing Village Administrator to enter into agreement with Republic Services

Ordinance 2023-11 Accepting Annexation of 3.23 Acre of Land, More or Less, in Swancreek Township to the Village of Swanton, Fulton County, Ohio, on Petition by Steven McCaw & Dawn McCaw.

Ordinance 2023-12 Amending Village Zoning Map by Amending the Zoning Classification for West Park in the Village of Swanton

Ordinance 2023-13 Amending Codified Ordinances § 30.03 Mayor’s Compensation and § 31.02 Council Compensation

Ordinance 2023-14 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement for the Project 3, 11 & 12 Sewer Separation and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-15 Authorizing and Directing the Fire Chief and/or Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force for Fire Protection Services; and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-16 Resolution Approving Village Administrator to Enter into Agreement with Fulton County Commissioners Regarding Indigent Defense Services in County Court & Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-17 Establishing the Final Assessments for All Properties in The Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. For The Cost of Leaf Collection

Ordinance 2023-18 Establishing the Final Assessments for All Properties in The Village of Swanton, Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 727.01. Et Seq. For The Cost of Street Lighting

Ordinance 2023-19 Amending the Codified Ordinance Title XV: Land Usage Chapter 150 and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-20 an Ordinance Authorizing the Village Administrator to Renew the Agreement for Countywide Emergency Management Agency and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-21 Amend Chapter 35 of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Swanton Regarding Municipal Income Tax and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-22 Authorizing the Village Administrator and Mayor to Apply for, Accept and Enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) Agreement on Behalf of the Village of Swanton for Planning, Design, and/or Construction of the Screen/Headworks Improvement Project and Designating a Dedicated Repayment Source for the Loan and Declaring an Emergency.

Ordinance 2023-23 Providing for Temporary Appropriations to Provide for the Current Expenses and Other Expenditures During the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024; and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-24 Authorizing Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement for the WRRF Screen/Headworks Project and Declaring an Emergency

Ordinance 2023-25 Repealing Ordinance 2015-27 which Established the Land Reutilization Program Pursuant to R.C. 5722 and Declaring an Emergency

RESOLUTIONS

2025

Resolution 2025-01 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Approve of Selling Property as Outlined in the Ohio Revised Code §721.15 by Internet Auction in 2025

Resolution 2025-02 Authorizing the Submission and Support of an Application to Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program

Resolution 2025-03 Authorizing the Submission & Support of an Application to State of Ohio Fire Marshal- Fire Equipment Grant Program

Resolution 2025-04 Approval of Rules of Council

Resolution 2025-05 Authorizing the Submission and Support of an Application to FEMA for the Assistance for Firefighters Grant Program

Resolution 2025-06 A Resolution Authorizing the Submission & Support of an Application to Walmart & Sam’s Club Local Community Grant

Resolution 2025-07 A Resolution Authorizing the Submission and Support of an Application to Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for Grant Funding

Resolution 2025-08 Authorizing Village Administrator to Enter into an Agreement with Fishbeck for Engineering Services for The North Pump Station Improvements Located at 710 North Main Street in The Village of Swanton

Resolution 2025-09 Authorizing Village Administrator to Apply, and Enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) Agreement on behalf of the Village of Swanton, Ohio for Planning Design and/or Construction of Wastewater or Water for the Munson Road Improvements Project

Resolution 2025-10 Authorizing Village Administrator Enter into an Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for Road Salt Contract for the 2025-2026 Winter Season

Resolution 2025-11 A Resolution to Assess Unpaid Public Service Fees to the Property Taxes of 2050 Holiday Lane, Fulton County Parcel No. 8-053868-15.000 within the Village of Swanton Ohio

Resolution 2025-12 Abandon A Platted but Undeveloped Road Easement on the West Park Property At W. Park Drive/W. Airport within the Village of Swanton in Fulton County and Declaring Same as an Emergency to be No Longer Necessary for Public Purposes

Resolution 2025-13 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Enter into a Maintenance Agreement Between the Village of Swanton and Swancreek Township for the Maintenance of Manhole #9 Located Outside of the Village Limits as Part of The Munson Road Improvement Project

Resolution 2025-14 Authorizing Village Administrator to Apply, And Enter into a Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund (WSRLA) Agreement on Behalf of the Village of Swanton, Ohio For Planning Design and/or Construction of Water for the Crestwood Drive Improvements Project

Resolution 2025-15 Retroactively Accepting the 2024 Amounts and Rates as Determined by the Budget Commission, Authorizing the Necessary Tax Levies Effective January 1, 2025, and Certifying Said Amounts and Rates to the County Auditor Rev. Code, Secs. 5705.34, .35

Resolution 2025-16 Retroactively Approve a Cost-Of-Living Increase of Four Percent (4%) Effective January 1, 2022, and Cost-Of-Living Increases of Three Percent (3%) Annually Thereafter for Village Employees

Resolution 2025-17 A Resolution Authorizing the Village Administrator to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with Lucas County, Ohio, for the Reconstruction and Maintenance of the Roadway Portion of Hallett Avenue (Pid 117227 – Hallett Avenue Phase B Project)

Resolution 2025-18 Retroactively Adopting a Cybersecurity Policy for the Village of Swanton, Ohio

Resolution 2025-19 Amending Resolution 2019-08 Establishing a Central Purchasing and Credit Card Policy for the Village of Swanton

Resolution 2025-20 Authorizing the Village Administrator to Renew the Agreement for Countywide Emergency Management Agency

Resolution 2025-21 Adopting the 2026 Village of Swanton Employee Handbook

Resolution 2025-22 Authorizing Village Administrator to Accept, and Enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) Agreement on Behalf of the Village of Swanton, Ohio for Supplemental Planning Design and/or Construction of Wastewater Facilities for the Munson Road Improvements Project; and Designating a Dedicated Repayment Source for the Loan

Resolution 2025-23 Adopting the Village of Swanton Residential Abatement Program Policy