Ward 5 Council Member· 2026-01-01–2027-12-31 (elected Nov 2025; term starts January 1, 2026. Ohio Revised Code § 731.03(A) (text read at codes.ohio.gov): council members serve two-year terms commencing on the first day of January next after the odd-year election, so the term ends December 31, 2027; roster per city council page (2026-2027).)
Kate Smiley
Lancaster
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 25:01
- Avg per meeting
- 1:40
- Segments
- 309
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Top issues during term (8)(Development)
E.D. Road TIF revenue notes
Combined $649,540.95 in revenue notes paid from TIF proceeds.
Cooperative Economic Development Agreement with Greenfield Township and Fairfield County
No money changes hands under the CEDA itself; future revenue sharing depends on a negotiated NCA.
Easement vacation for affordable senior living facility
The project gets a 100% tax abatement for 15 years but brings affordable senior housing the city otherwise lacks.
Rezoning for 316 Sylvan Avenue and 1117 West Mulberry Street
Unknown.
Ewing Woods TIF agreement on Sheridan Drive
TIF dollars typically divert a share of new property tax from the affected site into the development itself rather than the general fund.
Federal housing grants — CDBG and CHIP
Up to about $2 million in federal grant money; no local cost cited.
Housing Grant Award — $1 Million for Sheridan Development
$1 million awarded toward the development.
$1 million RED grant for Casto housing site
$1 million in state grant funds, plus administrative fees that will repay reduced engineering inspection fees.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Smiley was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (2)(Development)
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