Ward 2 Council Member· 2024-01-02–2027-12-01 (sworn in at the January 2, 2024 council meeting per council minutes, re-elected unopposed November 4, 2025 and sworn January 5, 2026; Wood County BOE Elected Officials List updated 1/5/2026 shows current term Commences 1/1/2026 and Took Office 2023; month-level end: December 2027 per same list showing Expires 12/31/2027)
Joel T. O'Dorisio
Bowling Green
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 9
- Total speaking time
- 14:23
- Avg per meeting
- 1:36
- Segments
- 200
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Top issues during term (20)
903 North Main Street rezone
The family plans to spend over $100,000 on renovations, which they say would raise the property's value and city tax revenue.
Ward redistricting
Vacant building enforcement program
Vacant property owners will face registration requirements and potentially significant fines; the city gains a new enforcement revenue and tracking tool.
Downtown Facade Enhancement Grant
Funded from the city's general fund this year; the amount spent was not stated in the meeting.
Poe/Mercer pump station odor control
About $4 million, covered by loan revenue and delayed projects in the 2026 budget — no immediate new appropriation.
Capital projects pipeline 2026-2031
These are multi-million-dollar utility investments funded through city utilities budgets and EPA loans.
Local historic register nomination — 504 S. Main St.
No direct cost to residents; the overlay adds design review for future exterior changes at the property.
USDA-IRA Urban and Community Canopy Grant tree planting
The program is federally funded, but the funding window closes in 2027.
Potential Local Historic Designations — Hanna House and Boom Town areas
No direct cost to taxpayers, but a district designation would add review requirements for exterior changes by property owners in the area.
Residential driveway-widening variances and off-street parking
Ferguson is paying a contractor for the concrete widening herself.
Third-quarter transit operations and finances
The quarterly fiscal report will show how transit operating funds are being spent.
Community concerns about AI and data centers
While massive data centers bring major tech investment, taxpayers could end up footing the bill for infrastructure upgrades if not negotiated right.
Zoning Code Overhaul Awaiting Public Hearing
No direct cost to residents; the changes mainly affect how commercial builders design projects.
Campbell Hill Road resurfacing
No cost figure was given; funding terms come through the ODOT LPA agreement.
Income tax reallocation for street repair
Would redirect income tax revenue toward street repair if ever adopted.
Community Development Programs Update
Not specified in the agenda.
Wooster-Dunbridge roundabout project
Roughly $1 million in city street repair funds committed as the local share alongside federal money.
$1 million state grant for water and sewer lines
The loans could fund major water and sewer work, though borrowing is not yet obligated.
Ohio EPA notice of violation at Water Treatment Plant
Cost of a new spectrophotometer and enhanced testing absorbed in operations; no separate figure given.
Callery pear removal and replacement on Wren
Decisions during term (277)
Recorded while O'Dorisio was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Confirmation of Bart Danovich as Finance Director
Ordinance 9396 — Supplemental Appropriations
Ordinance 9391 — Residential Economic Development District Grant Agreement
Resolution 3918 — Surplus Property Internet Auctions
Ordinance 9385 — Utilities Contracts for 2027 (Inventory, Insurance, Scrap)
Ordinance 9386 — Tree Trimming and Removal Contracts
Ordinance 9387 Amendment — Ward 1 Boundary Along Court Street
Ordinance 9387 — Wards and Boundaries (as amended)
Ordinance 9388 Amendment — Four Amendments by Substitution
Ordinance 9388 — Vacant Building Enforcement Program
Ordinance 9384 — Rezoning 903 North Main Street (PR to R-2)
Excusal of Council Member Musgrave
Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting held October 19, 2026
Adjournment
Approval of October 5 meeting minutes
Suspend rules for Ordinance 9392
Adopt emergency clause for Ordinance 9392 (Wooster-Dunbridge roundabout)
Adopt Ordinance 9392 — Wooster-Dunbridge roundabout LPA agreement
Amend Ordinance 9388 (Vacant Building Enforcement Program) by substitution
Adopt Resolution 3917 — Wood County Public Defender renewal
Voting record (102)
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Ordinance 9396 — Supplemental Appropriations
Ordinance 9391 — Residential Economic Development District Grant Agreement
Resolution 3918 — Surplus Property Internet Auctions
Ordinance 9385 — Utilities Contracts for 2027 (Inventory, Insurance, Scrap)
Ordinance 9386 — Tree Trimming and Removal Contracts
Ordinance 9387 Amendment — Ward 1 Boundary Along Court Street
Ordinance 9387 — Wards and Boundaries (as amended)
Ordinance 9388 Amendment — Four Amendments by Substitution
Ordinance 9388 — Vacant Building Enforcement Program
Believed Bowling Green's low vacancy rate does not justify the regulation of private property owners.
Ordinance 9384 — Rezoning 903 North Main Street (PR to R-2)
Opposed spot zoning one house at a time rather than addressing duplex allowances citywide.