Tiffin council unanimously passes ordinance to amend 2026 budget, moves funds for police and admin needs

The Tiffin City Council voted unanimously Feb. 2 to pass Ordinance 26-14, an amendment to the 2026 budget ordinance that appropriates additional funds to the police department and reassigns several modest line items among general-administration, city-administrator and City Hall budgets. Councilmember Kevin Reisner moved to suspend the three-reading rule and seek immediate passage; Councilmember Jones seconded the motion and the suspension carried, after which the ordinance passed 7-0.

Reisner said the ordinance covers a series of line-item changes explained earlier by City Administrator Nick Dutra and Finance Director Jill Lindhorst, including funding for an IT services employee and an electric-vehicle charger. Lindhorst had described the underlying requests as routine transfers and appropriations needed to meet departmental expenses.

The council recorded an affirmative voice/roll-call-style response from every member; Clerk minutes show the final passage as unanimous. The immediate passage included a declaration of emergency so the ordinance takes effect without awaiting subsequent readings.

The budget amendment was prepared from the Finance Director's requests (F26-3 and F26-4), which Lindhorst said include a $37,988.02 training grant from the Ohio Attorney General and a small $30 reimbursement for video-redaction processing that are to be appropriated to the general fund and police department, and several transfers between general-administration and other internal departments.

Councilmembers did not propose amendments during the meeting. The ordinance’s passage follows routine budget housekeeping and reallocations the administration presented as necessary to cover personnel and operating needs. The council scheduled no additional votes on 26-14.