London City Council approves staffing and surplus‑property measures, sets natural‑gas ballot question for public hearing
June 19, 2026 | London City Council, London, Madison County, Ohio
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London City Council adopted several personnel and surplus‑property measures Tuesday and scheduled a public hearing on a proposed natural‑gas aggregation ballot question.
Council passed Resolution 137‑26, sponsored by Councilman Andrew Hit, authorizing the police chief to sell a retiring, disabled or deceased officer’s primary duty weapon for $1 after 10 years of service (the prior threshold had been 25 years). The motion to adopt was moved and seconded and passed on a recorded roll call with councilmembers voting yes.
Council also passed Resolution 138‑26 (sponsored by John Stall) allowing the fire chief to gift a surplus helmet and badge upon retirement, disability or death; and approved Resolution 142‑26 to increase appropriations by $100 so the parks and recreation department can expend a private donation.
On personnel policy, the council approved Ordinance 139‑26 to clarify which job titles are subject to the city’s residency requirement (including police chief, captain, detective, fire chief, street superintendent and parks & recreation director) and passed Ordinances 143‑26 and 144‑26 to align original appointment age limits for firefighters and police officers with state guidance (original appointment must occur before the 41st birthday; police minimum age of 21 for appointment remains). A separate resolution (145‑26) revised job descriptions to reflect those changes and to add new position descriptions such as police detective and part‑time fire inspector.
On surplus property and forfeited assets, the council authorized advertisement for bids on a forfeited 2025 Ford Mustang GT convertible and amended Resolution 146‑26 to include a minimum bid of $45,000. Council also authorized Resolution 147‑26 to advertise a 2004 GMC Yukon for sale; the safety service director and staff described both vehicles as showing heavy use and rust in the public discussion.
Several items remained pending or were left on the agenda for follow up: Resolution 135‑26 (advertising bids for older dump trucks) was discussed at length; members requested mechanic inspections and left the item on the docket for the next meeting.
Most measures were adopted on voice or roll‑call votes recorded during the meeting; where roll calls were recorded, councilmembers' affirmative votes were entered into the record. The council also approved an amendment to increase appropriations for the council chamber’s sound and recording system to a miscellaneous city‑hall fund (account 101.7502505) for a future procurement.
Next procedural steps: the city posted the natural‑gas aggregation ballot ordinance for a July 2 public hearing and staff will advertise surplus sales and follow up on the truck inspections and the Mustang minimum bid per council direction.
Council passed Resolution 137‑26, sponsored by Councilman Andrew Hit, authorizing the police chief to sell a retiring, disabled or deceased officer’s primary duty weapon for $1 after 10 years of service (the prior threshold had been 25 years). The motion to adopt was moved and seconded and passed on a recorded roll call with councilmembers voting yes.
Council also passed Resolution 138‑26 (sponsored by John Stall) allowing the fire chief to gift a surplus helmet and badge upon retirement, disability or death; and approved Resolution 142‑26 to increase appropriations by $100 so the parks and recreation department can expend a private donation.
On personnel policy, the council approved Ordinance 139‑26 to clarify which job titles are subject to the city’s residency requirement (including police chief, captain, detective, fire chief, street superintendent and parks & recreation director) and passed Ordinances 143‑26 and 144‑26 to align original appointment age limits for firefighters and police officers with state guidance (original appointment must occur before the 41st birthday; police minimum age of 21 for appointment remains). A separate resolution (145‑26) revised job descriptions to reflect those changes and to add new position descriptions such as police detective and part‑time fire inspector.
On surplus property and forfeited assets, the council authorized advertisement for bids on a forfeited 2025 Ford Mustang GT convertible and amended Resolution 146‑26 to include a minimum bid of $45,000. Council also authorized Resolution 147‑26 to advertise a 2004 GMC Yukon for sale; the safety service director and staff described both vehicles as showing heavy use and rust in the public discussion.
Several items remained pending or were left on the agenda for follow up: Resolution 135‑26 (advertising bids for older dump trucks) was discussed at length; members requested mechanic inspections and left the item on the docket for the next meeting.
Most measures were adopted on voice or roll‑call votes recorded during the meeting; where roll calls were recorded, councilmembers' affirmative votes were entered into the record. The council also approved an amendment to increase appropriations for the council chamber’s sound and recording system to a miscellaneous city‑hall fund (account 101.7502505) for a future procurement.
Next procedural steps: the city posted the natural‑gas aggregation ballot ordinance for a July 2 public hearing and staff will advertise surplus sales and follow up on the truck inspections and the Mustang minimum bid per council direction.
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