Nelsonville’s utilities committee forwarded an AI policy to the full council; members agreed to wait for legal review and any staff or committee follow-up before scheduling more council discussion.

At its July meeting the council enacted emergency cybersecurity standards to comply with state law, confirmed the city manager’s appointment of O'Connor, Haseley & Wilhelm as city attorney, approved a $5,000 appropriation for Parade of the Hills and handled a cluster of nuisance property ordinances and personnel changes.

The Training and Development Committee voted July 13 to refer a Land Bank list of condemned properties — including 525 Patton Street and 774 Chestnut Street — to the full Nelsonville council for consideration of demolition funded by Land Bank grants. The committee also discussed code updates and an alley vacation request.

A 2026 structural evaluation presented to Nelsonville City Council documented long‑running leakage and structural distress at the Nelsonville Aquatic Center and recommended demolition and reconstruction; council scheduled a follow‑up meeting to review financing and alternatives, including a splash‑pad option.

A structural evaluation presented to Nelsonville City Council documents long-term leakage, settlement and voids at the Nelsonville Aquatic Center and recommends demolition and reconstruction; council scheduled follow-up discussion on financing and alternatives including a splash-pad option.

Council tabled an ordinance that would have authorized the city auditor to invest funds in a CD account after debate over whether such authority belongs to the treasurer; members discussed bank guidance, a $600,000 USDA requirement in a money-market account, and a plan to ladder roughly $3.6 million into CDs at about 3.5% interest.

After a structural review found voids beneath the city pool, council voted to obtain a second independent structural engineer report and to proceed with geotechnical testing; a public meeting about the aquatic center is scheduled for July 14.