Portsmouth City Council is scheduled to meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Monday, August 10, 2026, at Portsmouth City Hall, 500 Chillicothe St. The agenda covers third, second and first readings of ordinances on infrastructure, public safety, employee wages, park improvements and related measures, along with public comment periods and reports from city officials.
According to the published agenda, the meeting opens with a call to order by Mayor Charlotte Gordon, an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and disposition of the journals from the July 27 regular session and July 30 special session. No public hearing is listed. Citizens who registered with City Clerk Diana Ratliff may speak on agenda items (with a three-minute limit, name and address required for the record, and rules requiring dignity and relevance). A later opportunity exists for remarks on non-agenda items under the same limits.
Third reading legislation includes:
• An ordinance appropriating $108,471 from General Fund Line-Item No. 101.112.5299 for design, engineering and right-of-way acquisition for Valley Street Bridge improvements (CM-26-36). Local reporting indicates this item previously advanced on second reading.
• An ordinance amending Chapter 921 (Sewers Generally) to add Section 921.05 on prohibited discharges and to amend the penalty section of the Codified Ordinances (CM-26-38).
Second reading covers:
• An ordinance amending the salary ordinance (as previously amended by Ordinance No. 65 of 2025) to reflect a wage increase per contract for General Truck Drivers & Helpers Local Union #92 (Dispatcher Union), effective retroactive to January 1, 2026. It incorporates various Municipal Court hourly positions (bailiff, deputy clerk, chief deputy clerk, probation officers, counselor, case manager and related roles) and repeals Ordinance No. 65 of 2025 (CM-26-24).
• An ordinance amending Section 941.20 regarding weeds, grass, vines, brush and shrubbery maintenance in the Codified Ordinances (CM-26-41).
First reading items include:
• An emergency ordinance appropriating an additional $14,000 to Police Department Uniform Line-Item No. 101.221.5128 so employees can be properly uniformed, citing the need for timely purchases (CM-26-42).
• An ordinance appropriating $100,000 from CIP Fund No. 301 (Playground/Equipment Improvements Line-Item No. 301.335.5502) as the city’s share for rubberized flooring purchase and installation at Mound Park (CM-26-43).
• An emergency ordinance to award another Riverfront grant to Allard Excavation, LLC, estimated at $344,110.80 (to be billed separately from the larger riverfront project) to free up funds for the main project (CM-26-44).
A separate City Manager’s Conference Agenda lists legislation requested for consideration: acceptance of a Brownfield Remediation Grant (CM 26-45), a Rose Street Park lease to Sciotoville Youth Sports Leagues (CM 26-46), and a cooperative agreement resolution with the Scioto County Engineer (CM 26-47).
Miscellaneous business includes reports from City Clerk Diana Ratliff, City Manager Sam Sutherland, Mayor Charlotte Gordon, Solicitor John Haas and Auditor (referenced as William’s Report in the agenda). Council members from each ward (David Malone, 1st; Charlotte Gordon, 2nd; Andy Cole, 3rd; Lyvette Mosley, 4th; Chris Neff, 5th; Dennis Packard, 6th) may raise additional miscellaneous business. The meeting ends with adjournment.
These details come directly from the official Portsmouth City Council Regular Session agenda for August 10, 2026, and the related City Manager’s Conference Agenda. Meeting information aligns with the city’s published schedule of second- and fourth-Monday sessions at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. Outcomes will depend on votes taken during the session. Residents seeking the full documents or updates should check portsmouthohio.org or contact the City Clerk’s office at 740-354-4706.
