Toledo City Council
The city's elected governing board. It sets the city budget and tax rate, decides zoning inside city limits, and oversees city services such as police, water and parks. 12 members; Vanice S. Williams presides as president.
Center seat, ringed in teal: the presiding officer. Others are shown in seat order.
How the board decides
Of 53 recorded votes since October 2026, members were unanimous on 98%. They split on 1.
From the official records of 2 meetings. Most business, like consent agendas and routine contracts, passes without dissent. The split votes are where members differ, so the rest of this page focuses on them.
Source: official meeting records from 2 meetings. Most recent: Oct 20, 2026, Oct 20, 2026, Oct 20, 2026.
Who ends up outvoted
On split votes, how often each member was on the side that lost. Members are listed in seat order, not ranked.
- JHJohn Hobbs IIIOutvoted on 1 of 1 (100%)
- AMAdam MartinezOutvoted on 0 of 1 (0%)
- TGTheresa GadusOutvoted on 1 of 1 (100%)
- VSVanice S. WilliamsPresidentOutvoted on 0 of 1 (0%)
- SMSam MeldenOutvoted on 1 of 1 (100%)
- TMTheresa MorrisOutvoted on 0 of 1 (0%)
- MDMac DriscollOutvoted on 1 of 1 (100%)
- BJBrittany JonesOutvoted on 1 of 1 (100%)
- NKNick KomivesOutvoted on 1 of 1 (100%)
- CMCerssandra McPhersonOutvoted on 0 of 1 (0%)
- GSGeorge SarantouOutvoted on 0 of 1 (0%)
- EKErin KramerOutvoted on 1 of 1 (100%)
Where they split
The most recent votes where members disagreed, with who voted each way.
- Yea
- Nay
- Absent or not voting
- Abstain or present
Oct 20, 2026, Public Safety & Emergency Services
Requesting the termination and non-renewal of all City of Toledo agreements with Flock Group, Inc. and its affiliates; requesting the removal or...
Fail, 7 to 5. Official record
What comes before the board
Every recorded vote, grouped by policy area from the wording of the agenda item.
- Fiscal Policy - Budget Allocation30
- Public Safety & Emergency Services8
- Housing & Development3
- Fiscal Policy - Taxation3
- Professional & Business Regulation3
6 more votes did not fit a single policy area.
Records used on this page
- Roster: toledo.oh.gov/government/city-council/council-members
- Official site: toledo.oh.gov
- Each split vote above links to the official minutes or roll call it came from.