Vice Mayor· 2026-01-01 to 2029-12-31
Rick Ford
Vandalia
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 9:29
- Avg per meeting
- 1:21
- Segments
- 247
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Top issues during term (3)(General)
City Manager Removal Process
Changes could affect severance and salary-payment exposure during a manager removal, and litigation risk from the deleted no-review clause.
Dayton International Airport ring road right-of-way acquisition
The holdout owner is asking four times the appraised value; if the case goes to court, a judge could set the price.
Regulating data centers before one arrives
A nine-month pause could delay some commercial development and the tax revenue it would bring.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Ford was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (2)(General)
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