About The Council
Council consists of a Mayor, six Council Members and our Fiscal Officer, who is appointed by the Council.
Tontogany also has a part-time Village Administrator (also appointed) overseeing the needs of the Village.
You should feel free to contact any one of us at or via email at tontoganyvillage@frontier.com.
Council Meetings
Council meetings are scheduled for the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall, with the exception of Monday, September 3, which will be cancelled in observance of Labor Day. View our event calendar.
Notices
Please do not feed stray or feral cats. It only encourages them to return.
Please shovel snow from sidewalks within 24 hours of a snow storm, in order to provide a safe path for school children and all pedestrians.
Brush and leaf removal are provided on scheduled days determined by Council. NO BRUSH or LEAF removal is handled by resident request. Notices on dates/times are available at the Village Post Office and on the event calendar.
2021 Approved Council Minutes
2020 Approved Council Minutes
2019 Approved Council Minutes
July 1
June 17
June 3
May 20
May 6
April 15
April 1
March 4
February 18
February 4 - meeting cancelled due to illness
January 21
2018 Approved Council Minutes
December 17
December 3
November 26
November 5
October 15
October 1
September 17
August 20
August 6
July 16
July 2 - meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum
June 18
June 4
May 21 - meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum
May 7
April 16
April 2
March 19
March 5
February 19
February 5
January 15
Meet The Council

Mayor Matthew Shanahan
Matt Shanahan was born in Toledo. He is a graduate of Toledo Central Catholic High School (1990). He later attended the University of Toledo, obtaining a bachelor's degree in Recreation and Resource Management (2003). Matt works for The Home Depot Distribution Center in Van Buren Ohio. Prior to Home Depot Matt has Spent 25 years in the NonProfit industry running year round youth camps, The Boy Scouts of America, and Fundraising.. Matt is active in the community serving as the President of the Otsego Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and coaching Tontogany Baseball for 8 years.
Matt is serving his first term on Village Council, and is a member of the Parks and Finance committees. Matt’s goal is to bring the community together through better communication and transparency.
Matt and his wife Katie moved to Tontogany in April 2004. They have two boys, Danny and Jackson who attend Otsego schools.

Ryan Harnishfeger, Fiscal Officer
Ryan is a native of Indiana, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1950. He grew up in the small Indiana town of Hudson, Indiana, about the size of Tontogany. After graduation, he worked for 24 years in the Materials Management Department of the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center. In 2000, Ryan moved to Ohio and began working full time as a bookkeeper and office assistant at a motorcycle dealership. Full time eventually became part time and he applied for extra part time work as a utility billing clerk for the Village of Tontogany in 2010. In 2011 he began to train for the fiscal officer position for Tontogany. He trained for one year with former Fiscal Officer Sherry Wallace. In March of 2012 he was appointed to the fiscal officer position for the Village of Tontogany and has been doing utility billing and fiscal officer work for the village from that time to the present.

Chad Johnson, Administrator
Chad graduated from the University of Toledo College of Engineering. He is now retired and has a son, Brandon, and a daughter, Logann, and three grand children.

Councilwoman Brenda Mackey
Brenda is a native of Ashland County, raised on a dairy farm there. She attended BGSU, receiving her BS in Education in 1972, and has lived in Wood County since. Brenda and Ron have resided in Tontogany since 1981 and raised their two sons here.
She taught English and served as a school library-media specialist for 32 years, 25 of which were at Otsego Schools in both the junior high and senior high school. She retired in 2015.
She enjoys serving in her church, biking, gardening, sewing, and reading, as well as traveling to Virginia and Texas to spend time with children and grandkids.
Brenda is serving in her 8th term on the village council. She is always willing to listen to questions, opinions, and complaints, and she welcomes your presence at council meetings.

Councilwoman Connie Mehring
Connie has lived in the Village of Tontogany most of her life. She went to Otsego schools, and raised her three children with Mel here. They have four grandchildren and three great-grand children.
She has provided child care to a number of families over the years, and loves helping others in any way she can. She is a member of the Tontogany Presbyterian Church, and has volunteered regularly at Otsego elementary school for four years.
Connie is serving in her fourth term on village council, and is always willing to meet and listen to village residents.

Councilman Mark Smith
Mark is a native of Waterville and a graduate of the University of Toledo. Mark and his wife Hannah began residing in the village in 2013. Mark is serving his first term with council and currently serves the village on the streets and alleys committee, the sidewalks and trees committee, and the city hall and parks committee. Mark is honored to have the opportunity to serve the residents of Tontogany and would like to encourage his neighbors to reach out if they have questions, concerns, or suggestions.

Councilman Jamin Roe
Jamin has been a resident of the Village of Tontogany since 1993. He graduated from Otsego High School in 1997 and was the President of the Otsego FFA in the same year. He is married to Melissa Roe with two stepchildren: Tanner (16), Anika (13). His hobbies include fishing, grilling, and attending dirt track races.

Councilman Damon Lee
Damon Lee was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1996. During that time he became an All-State Soccer Player and later attended Bowling Green State University. He later graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Communications Degree with a Minor in Marketing. Currently he is an inside sales rep at Daymark Safety Systems located in Portage, Ohio.
He is married with 3 kids and currently lives in Tontogany. DJ has been his main hobby and blossomed into a side career in the wedding DJ business called DJ Diamond Lee Music Entertainment. He is a parishioner at St. Aloysius Church in Bowling Green and is a regular helping his church with their retreats. "I believe in equal rights for everyone and have a passion for issues concerning the disenfranchised"
This is his first term and is eager to help this community. I encourage you to reach out to me with any questions, concerns, or suggestions. Residents are the heart of a strong community.
Posted Ordinances/Resolutions
2021
Ordinance 931-21
Approving, Adopting, Enacting Ohio Basic Code, 2021 Edition
Resolution 929-21
Accepting Annexed Land
Ordinance 928-21
Supplemental Appropriations
Ordinance 927-21
Amending 2021 Appropriations
2020
Ordinance 926-20
Permanent Appropriations
Resolution 925-20
To Approve Public Defender Services
Ordinance 924-20
Approving Village Solicitor
Ordinance 923-20
Approving Re-plat of Harley Woods Subdivision
Ordinance 922-20
Establishing a Four-Way Stop Sign
Ordinance 921-20
Authorizing Expenditure of Coronavirus Relief Funds
Resolution 920-20
Accepting Amounts and Rates of Budget Commission
Resolution 919-20
Authorizing Participation in Wood County Parks Grant Program
Ordinance 918-20
Supplemental CARES Act Appropriations
Ordinance 917-20
Tree Maintenance for 2021
Ordinance 916-20
Authorizing Creation of Coronavirus Relief Fund
Resolution 915-20
Authorizing Application For Federal & State Funds
Ordinance 914-20
Permitting Sidewalk Cafe-Outdoor Dining Establishments
Resolution 913-20
Municipal Services for Proposed Annexation
Ordinance 912-20
Adopting Records Retention Policy
Ordinance 911-20
Establishing School Zone Traffic Regulations
Ordinance 910-20
Approving, Adopting, Enacting Ohio Basic Code, 2020 Edition
Ordinance 909-20
Amending 2020 Appropriations
2019
Ordinance 908-19
Permanent Appropriations
Ordinance 907-19
Increasing Salary of Fiscal Officer and Zoning Inspector
Ordinance 906-19
Supplemental Appropriations
Ordinance 905-19
Establishing New Water Rates
Resolution 904-19
Accepting Rates and Amounts of Budget Commission
Resolution 903-19
Approving Public Defender Services
Resolution 902-19
Authorizing Participation in Parks Grant Program and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 901-19
Special Assessments - Trees
Resolution 900-19
Retain a Temporary Fiscal Officer and Declaring an Emergency
Ordinance 899-19
Approving, Adopting, Enacting Ohio Basic Code
2018
Ordinance 898-18
Permanent Appropriations
Ordinance 897-18
Supplemental Appropriations for 2018
Ordinance 896-18
Ordinance Establishing Net Metering and Billing Policies for Behind the Meter Renewable Generators
Ordinance 895-18
Approving Village Solicitor
Ordinance 894-18
Adopting a Credit Card Use Policy
Resolution 893-18
Approving Public Defender Services
Resolution 892-18
Adopting the Wood County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Resolution 891-18
Accepting Amounts and Rates Determined by Budget Commission
Ordinance 889-18
Special Assessment for Tree Maintenance 2019
Resolution 890-18
Authorizing Participation in Parks Grant Program
Ordinance 888-18
Supplemental Appropriations
Ordinance 887-18
Water Utility Rates
Ordinance 886-18
To Amend Certain Sections of the Village Income Tax Code
Ordinance 885-18
2018 Amending Tontogany Income Tax Code to Adopt ORC718-80 to 718-95
2017
Ordinance 884-17
2018 Tontogany Permanent Appropriations
Ordinance 883-17
Amending Tontogany Income Tax Ordinance
Resolution 882-17
Public Defender Agreement Renewal for 2018
Ordinance 880-17
Establishing Sidewalk Requirements
Resolution 881-17
Accepting Amounts and Rates
Resolution 878-17
Accepting Acres for Annexation to Village
Ordinance 879-17
Special Assessment for Tree Maintenance 2018
Ordinance 877-17
Water Utility Rates
2016
Ordinance 876-16
Village Solicitor
Resolution 874-16
Municipal Services Proposal - Wolverine Annexation
Ordinance 875-16
2017 Permanent Appropriations
Resolution 871-16
Approving Draft Wood County Solid Waste Management Plan
Ordinance 873-16
Supplemental Appropriation
Ordinance 872-16
Public Defender Agreement
Resolution 870-16
Accepting Amounts and Rates
Ordinance 869-16
Special Assessment - Trees
Ordinance 868-16
Appointment of Reger as Solicitor/Prosecutor
Ordinance 867-16
Appoint Members to Board of Tax Review
Ordinance 866-16
Adopting Ohio Basic Code - 2016 Edition
2015
Ordinance 865-15
Amended Income Tax
Ordinance 864-15
Permanent Appropriations
Ordinance 863-15
Supplemental Appropriation
Ordinance 862-15
Public Defender Agreement
Ordinance 861-15
Amended Income Tax
Resolution 860-15
Acceptance of Amounts and Rates determined by the Budget Commission
Ordinance 859-15
Special Assessment - Trees
Ordinance 858-15
Retaining Matt Reger as Village Solicitor
Ordinance 857-15
Retaining Village Solicitor
2014
Ordinance 856-14
Permanent Appropriations 2015
Resolution 855-14
Renewal of Agreement with Public Defender
Resolution 854-14
Accepting Amounts and Rates Determined by the Budget Commission
Ordinance 853-14
Authorizing Increase of 2014 Appropriations
Resolution 852-14
Authorizing Mayor to apply for Issue I funding
Ordinance 850-14
Appointing Village Prosecutor
Ordinance 851-14
Special Assessments - Trees
CHAPTER 112: PEDDLERS, ITINERANT MERCHANTS, AND SOLICITORS
The Village of Tontogany has adopted the Ohio Basic Code, published by American Legal Publishing Corporation
Ordinance 849-14
Rescinding Ordinance 253-59 with regard to Peddlers, Solicitors, Canvassers
Ordinance 848-14
Electric Utility Rates
Ordinance 847-14
Amending 807-10 Council Compensation
2013
Ordinance 845-13
Public Defender Agreement Renewal
Ordinance 846-13
Retention of Bamburowski as Village Solicitor for 2014
Ordinance 843-13
Water Rates 2014-2016
Ordinance 844-13
Permanent Appropriations
Ordinance 841-13
Special Assessments for Tree Maintenance - 2014 Tax Year
Ordinance 840-13
Authorizing Investment of Village Funds in CDARs
Ordinance 839-13
Agreement with Public Defender for Indigent Representation and Declaration of Emergency
Ordinance 837-13
Large Commercial Electric Demand Rates (modifies Ordinance 797-09)
2012
Ordinance 834-12
Retaining Solicitor
Ordinance 835-12
Appointing Prosecutor
Ordinance 836-12
Permanent Appropriations
Ordinance 830-12
Special Assessment - Street Lighting
Ordinance 831-12
Special Assessments - Trees
Zoning
The Village Zoning Inspector is Brian Owens, 419-351-4444.
Zoning Ordinance 737-05
Amending ORD 529-91 - Changing Certain Lot Classifications
Zoning Ordinance 529-91
Comprehensive Zoning Code
Zoning Ordinance 817-11
Mowing of Weeds
Based on Ordinance 737-05, below are the fees to be collected by the Village of Tontogany Zoning Inspector:
Any single family residential building construction |
$100 |
Residential accessory building, garages, or additions |
$50 |
Industrial or commercial building construction or remodeling |
$100 |
Fences |
$15 |
Pools and Ponds |
$25 |
On-site sign - less than 30 sq. ft. | $20 |
On-site sign - 30 to 100 sq. ft. | $50 |
On-site sign - more than 100 sq. ft. | $100 |
Off-site sign - less than 100 sq. ft. | $50 |
Off-site sign - more than 100 sq. ft. | $100 |
Appeals Board Hearing (conditional use permits, variances | $200 |
Zoning Commission Board Hearings (district changes) | $200 |