The November election is coming soon and we are working to keep Fostorians informed of what will appear on the ballot. In the coming months we will publish our Election Guide. Watch your email and the Chamber Facebook page for more details.

Important items to keep in mind;

There are 3 seats open for the Fostoria School Board and 8 candidates will appear on the ballot. (*incumbents)

Irene Banks

Betsy Bringman

Todd Burgei

Patrick Grine*

Alexis Norris

Sharon Stannard*

Ira Turner III

Thomas Wade

There is only 1 contested race for City Council, which is Ward 4. Incumbent Tom Lake and Leland Michael Spencer will appear on the ballot for Ward 4 as they were the top vote recipients in the May Primary. Also appearing on the ballot will be Brandon Kiser, Ward 1, Don Mennel, Ward 2 as they are running unopposed.

Also appearing on the ballot will be a proposed revision to the Charter. The revision proposes a City Manager form of government and creates a Department of Parks and Recreation.

Click here to read the Charter Commission Report given to City Council

Click here to read the proposed revised Charter

*At the September Chamber Board Meeting, the Board voted to formally endorse the the proposed changes to the City Charter after hearing from Charter Commission Chairman, Bob Green.*

There is an organized Political Action Committee, Move Fostoria Forward, actively campaigning for the proposed Charter Revision.

Learn More about Move Fostoria Forward

At this time, we are not aware of an organized PAC or group actively campaigning against the proposed Charter Revision.

Earlier this month President Biden announced an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will issue the ETS which will be live in a matter of weeks, not months, and will be effective once it goes live. The rule is being developed and will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on at least a weekly basis before coming to work. In addition, Biden's announcement will also affect over 17 million health care workers and Federal Workers and Government contractors.

We continue to watch for more information and will pass along any clarifications and timelines as they become known as well as upcoming webinars such as the one listed below by Eastman & Smith.

Click here to learn more about Biden's COVID-19 Action Plan.

The Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. is hosting an Employment Law Webinar;

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Recent action in the State Legislature includes pro-business legislation, fuel freedom bill and much more. To stay up to date click the read more button and follow the All for Ohio Blog from the Ohio Chamber.

JobsOhio recognizes the challenges organizations face when trying to find, hire and train a qualified workforce, and understands that a company thrives when its talent thrives. In an effort to help businesses in high demand industries like advanced manufacturing and technology, JobsOhio has created a multi-faceted approach to assisting Ohio companies in targeted, strategic partnerships. JobsOhio helps navigate the plentiful and professional workforce partners in Ohio, along with investing in increasing a skilled talent pool through key strategies for recruiting top talent, upskilling incumbent workers and reskilling workers for the jobs of the future.

Talent Acquisition Services Find Your Ohio Ohio To Work Program

We are pleased to announce the addition of Accounting advising hours thanks to Israel Wright of Airborne Financial Group. Accounting advising hours will be offered the 2nd Thursday of each month from 4-6 p.m. This will round out the wonderful panel of experts we have volunteering for this great resource program for entrepreneurs and small business.

IMagINe For Youth and Micah Hyde have announced a great opportunity for Fostoria youth to gain assistance in attending college through Micah Hyde Champions Club. Using a point system for participating in athletics and achieving honor roll-level grades students can be eligible to receive $5,000 in scholarship money.

October 31st

St Wendelin Parish Life Center

Knights of Columbus Council 1197

Pancake Breakfast after 8am and 11am mass

$5 for pancakes, eggs and sausage

Carry-out and limited dine-in available

Christmas is right around the corner! Please consider participating in this wonderful display of community pride and Christmas spirit. The plywood cards should be 4' by 4' and include the business or organization name. Questions may be directed to The UrbanWoody Brewery via FB messenger.