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Key outcomes

- Council removed Ordinance 93-20-24 (amending council-representative rules) from the table and accepted an amended version as the version of record. Both motions passed unanimously by roll call.

- The council adopted Resolution 1-22-2024, authorizing the city to adopt the Summit County Hazard Mitigation Plan (dated March 2024) as an emergency measure; the motion passed 7–0.

- Site-plan approvals: planning-commission recommendations to approve site plans passed 7–0 for Starbucks (C-5 district), Amazon (I-3 district) and a trailhead (park district). Each motion passed on roll-call votes recorded as 7–0.

- Other legislation: Ordinance 1-20-2024 (permanent appropriations for 2025) and Ordinance 1-21-2024 (amendment to disorderly conduct regarding state of emergency) were placed on first reading; Resolution 1-23-2024 (park/wastewater chemical contracts) and Resolution 1-24-2024 (citywide traffic-signal design agreement with TMS Engineers) also stood on first reading.

- The council voted 7–0 to enter executive session to discuss personnel, pending litigation and attorney conference per Ohio Revised Code section 121.22(G)(1), (3).

Details and vote records

Actions recorded at the meeting (motions and roll-call outcomes):

1) Motion to remove Ordinance 93-20-24 from the table
Motion: Remove ordinance 93-20-24 from being tabled
Mover: not specified
Second: Mrs. Labby
Vote: Yes — Furey, Bellin, Post, Bonacci, Barr, Walker, Labby
Tally: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain
Outcome: approved

2) Motion to accept amended Ordinance 93-20-24 as presented (version of record)
Motion: Accept the amended version of Ordinance 93-20-24 as presented
Mover: not specified
Second: Mrs. Walker
Vote: Yes — Furey, Walker, Post, LaVey, Bonacci, Barr, Bellin
Tally: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain
Outcome: approved; ordinance now stands on second reading as amended

3) Resolution 1-22-2024 (Summit County Hazard Mitigation Plan)
Motion: Adopt Resolution 1-22-2024 as an emergency
Mover: not specified
Second: Mr. Bellin
Vote: Yes — Furey, Bellin, Post, Walker, Barr, Labbe, Benacci
Tally: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain
Outcome: adopted as an emergency

4) Site-plan approvals (Planning Commission recommendations; roll-call votes)
- Starbucks (C-5 district): Motion to approve site plan — Passed 7–0
- Amazon (I-3 district): Motion to approve site plan — Passed 7–0
- Trailhead (park district): Motion to approve site plan — Passed 7–0

5) Motion to enter executive session
Motion: Enter executive session under ORC 121.22(G)(1), (3) to discuss personnel and pending litigation
Mover: not specified
Second: Mr. Bellin
Vote: Yes — Furey, Bellin, Post, Walker, Barr, LaVey, Bonacci
Tally: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain
Outcome: approved; council entered executive session

Items on first reading (no final vote at meeting)
- Ordinance 1-20-2024: Permanent appropriations for 2025 — first reading
- Ordinance 1-21-2024: Amendment to disorderly conduct code (state of emergency) — first reading
- Resolution 1-23-2024: Accepting vendor bids for 2025 parks/recreation and wastewater chemical contracts — first reading
- Resolution 1-24-2024: Agreement with TMS Engineers Inc. for citywide traffic-signal design — first reading

What this means

Several items passed unanimously, including emergency adoption of the county hazard-mitigation plan and three site-plan approvals. Council advanced its internal rules process by taking a tabled ordinance off the table and accepting an amended version for the record; the ordinance now stands on second reading. Budget and several other resolutions were left on first reading for future consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Twinsburg Council Meeting - November 12, 2024","oneSentenceSummary","At its Nov. 12 session the Twinsburg City Council recorded several unanimous votes and routine first readings.","taxTitle","Twinsburg City Council, Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio","taxId",71251,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6353102,"City wins Auditor of State award with distinction; 2025 appropriations on first reading",0,2579000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877&start=2579&end=2579","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877/thumbnail_2579000.jpg","/articles/6353102/Ohio/City-wins-Auditor-of-State-award-with-distinction-2025-appropriations-on-first-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353102-ebbff56b9ec86e23c077b971839c9645/orig.mp4?Expires=1776009396&Signature=icsh0AwVpZjkA2zHW5F2qnv3--eM7bmMiYmTpewjHnknvmx9ZULeOYYqlE8y18TX0Kkfmeen9TP7MUw1jZdPmJwUpsFOG4ixj9x2AKCkFqOYuYr~Xejc~Gr-BDCZ~lNodRpXucwrOhb~7LmmURgDRpJviuFIVlM8eedNN9JOlt8yNcwUZ7UzFB7fGs4S2PqnThHqTlJafAWNOxb3WMoluJpTNjV5r5JHVeWAInLirzq4ZuYxym8K00p8lxecuwYzE357H6sFjoacWW3~WFLuC-6SQ9~KUVjSG24bc3u3W62indmp~FhmJW~ohR4GFcFO1tFlYp7X03eyDWz~-AVEVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Finance Director Christina Conway told Twinsburg City Council on Nov. 12 that the city received the Auditor of State’s Award with Distinction for its 2023 audit.

Conway said the award recognizes entities with a clean audit filed on time and “no material weaknesses” or reporting comments. She noted the city’s 2022 audit was filed late because of a cybersecurity incident, but said the finance staff of three had maintained payroll and budgeting functions and earned the distinction for 2023.

Council also heard preliminary budget comments: Ordinance 1-20-2024, the permanent-appropriations ordinance for 2025, stood on its first reading at the meeting. Conway said the administration will present a full budget and that the finance committee will review spending priorities in a Nov. 26 finance-committee meeting at 6 p.m.

Mayor Scafidi reiterated praise for the finance department’s work and said he is comfortable with the city’s financial position. No vote was taken on the 2025 appropriations at the Nov. 12 meeting; the ordinance remains on first reading.","Twinsburg’s finance director said the city received the Auditor of State award with distinction for its 2023 audit; council also heard the mayor and finance director preview the 2025 permanent-appropriations ordinance, which stood on first reading.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6353110,"Twinsburg officials praise voters after passage of Issue 19 zoning rewrite",1823,1132000,2955000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877&start=1132&end=2955","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877/thumbnail_1132000.jpg","/articles/6353110/Ohio/Twinsburg-officials-praise-voters-after-passage-of-Issue-19-zoning-rewrite","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353110-73884e7bca571a8087014872451b2a45/orig.mp4?Expires=1776009396&Signature=LekbT80eZifVFRDJojMF42GbOz6RALRJ7wPsXpkkg5O4KpthK4HygD1wPbLLJutbPpZ~AsEKSPzay7H-4JgvyYY1Q-51Oo~U5iTZiP2wR0wf6jzBok6cc-qBfGlVYCYMFSYTfsDuZ80eH~m58JHUbXoCPZzpS05TrL-I9hBpYlHUpEXWctvJOuZDksLrM42yhknRQuFP3x8SshrP3HgcaMeiZlXhLGF6khuzCRjghsbmTWU5Fjj4k76J4q5k4tnbEu~DJ6lXULZca4QJxNtGHV5mrLUsXHVU3AARj8miNngNUB20DbZHMMw~K993ixNbyomlFwnGQt2en24PpddOaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmembers and the mayor used the Nov. 12 Twinsburg City Council meeting to thank residents and volunteers after the passage of Issue 19, a comprehensive update to the city’s zoning code.

Councilmember Bellin, who led the working-group effort, said the measure was “near and dear to my heart” and thanked residents and committee members Rebecca Ziegler and Lynn Mueter for their work. “I would like to thank the residents of Twinsburg for passing issue 19 at the ballot,” Bellin said.

Councilmember Post and other members echoed those thanks at the meeting. Post said he was “happy everybody, in my opinion, voted the right way.” Mayor Scafidi and other officials said the administration is preparing to implement the code changes and will proceed with the steps needed to put the new rules into operation.

Officials described Issue 19 as the city’s first comprehensive zoning overhaul in decades—in council discussion they referenced updating a code that had not been fully revised since 1989—and said additional work remains to finalize administrative procedures and ensure the new regulations are ready to enforce.

Councilmembers said they expect zoning implementation to be ongoing and to require further review; no council action was taken at the Nov. 12 meeting other than public expressions of thanks and a commitment to follow-up work by staff and committees.","Councilmembers and the mayor thanked residents and working-group volunteers after voters approved Issue 19, a comprehensive rezoning effort the city said is the first major update since 1989.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6353115,"Twinsburg Fire Department swears in Lieutenant Jeffrey Hall",272,213000,485000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877&start=213&end=485","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877/thumbnail_213000.jpg","/articles/6353115/Ohio/Twinsburg-Fire-Department-swears-in-Lieutenant-Jeffrey-Hall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353115-a5e0d0bf27f14012d8a384103f04b4b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1776009396&Signature=nQll-Bvt51Z-5I0bne3XIQzRFVAKjADwN7siPEzlLN24q0oUqbqz5gzHT0DXY8EAHbb8WG~PmRgtpYZKdYt~qDIiHp2SiursJn3WxDYNDzXHCTKsAW88aSButqBhC57I84CbX1Pf7IozywSXzxK2WawmjHMOrZ~ICrYDxXnohszEpRhxAmRSNJmjGCcn7ZN1BRmZo~PeXDzN4hlsPAQxdVS5~7S6jAV2EP9h0ARnBEWhusYs1fUmPAKOP80lUzytEtSB0I-zX-yVZvnx-lh4XZfBMnRu4HJ3t87RAxcfaR9TjbeDOppvvfU8CmAkZym4ZRxSe2n840b7wRQ8TavYDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jeffrey Hall was sworn in as a full-time lieutenant with the Twinsburg Fire Department during the council’s Nov. 12 meeting.

Chief Basso introduced Hall and praised his work, saying he is “a perfectionist” who completes assigned projects. Hall repeated the oath of office during the ceremony and was congratulated by the mayor and council.

Hall thanked his family and the department for their support and expressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve in the new role.

The swearing-in occurred during the meeting’s awards and presentations portion; no council vote was required. Councilmembers and the mayor recognized other recent department developments during committee reports, including increased call volumes and planned equipment deliveries in 2025.","The Twinsburg Fire Department formally swore in Jeffrey Hall as a full-time fire lieutenant at the Nov. 12 Twinsburg City Council meeting during the awards and presentations segment.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6353116,"Resident tells Twinsburg council police mishandled her case, asks for records",505,561000,1066000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877&start=561&end=1066","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2221592-67f18e0eb49706d5da5b90cc74b18877/thumbnail_561000.jpg","/articles/6353116/Ohio/Resident-tells-Twinsburg-council-police-mishandled-her-case-asks-for-records","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6353116-4fc687e067cae3d9f9b1568fe6cab2ce/orig.mp4?Expires=1776009396&Signature=lSpLsUdJC3jOhFWELuvt8wpKzdDdOF2lrr-zX4D1sdhs77aqeJADS4~SdUd1AchnBkSj8CUkWq9mBFkwqHkBdlDz-r6LAOAfa5Aof80F0HtgnEeNN8BrKsJi~y5xN2UkF~AoVSUckLhsPo2VWkC~iPtTdBq0LpUkvBu2fI3PZfGPRJbKqJMr2KldBPZ4h92pjOc-heqBoRFW27-kWJXsjKufLrpZjFkUMPi59ylMC2bQZHX~7QbL3TceYBi~YG0B5rCSPCHX0BmJO~UhhBQGuiST68gR8sLDKkcOzsFNbVggOSf~XoXQAh~tLOFHejJoUYWuvGwJP44-xtOS1UTYSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Svetlana Novak, a Twinsburg resident, told the Twinsburg City Council during public comment on Nov. 12 that her rape case was “not right way investigated” and that she has not received police reports or body-camera footage she requested.

Novak said she recorded interactions herself after not receiving reports and disputed police accounts involving a child exchange. “The father actually refused to give [the] child medication,” she said, and added that she believed the handling of her case amounted to “terroristic act that was done to my family based on a political interest between city and the Twinsburg Police Department.”

Council President Furey interrupted Novak near the end of her five-minute allotment and told her the council does not handle domestic-violence investigations. “I’m listening to you, but I’m not sure that this is the right forum for you because we don’t do anything with domestic violence. We’re just a city council,” he said.

The remarks came during the meeting’s audience participation segment; council members did not take action or ask staff to open a formal inquiry during the meeting. Novak said she would sign up again to speak at a future meeting.

The council did not respond substantively to Novak’s allegations during the public-comment period and made no motion to refer the matter to staff, the mayor’s office or the police department. The city’s formal processes for complaints, evidence access or criminal-case reviews were not presented during the meeting.

Because Novak raised specific claims about police reports and body-camera footage, city residents and officials who want more information may need to use established complaint channels or public-records requests; the council did not describe any next steps during the meeting.","At the Nov. 12 Twinsburg City Council meeting, resident Svetlana Novak used the public-comment period to allege the Twinsburg Police Department mishandled her rape and child-exchange cases and to say she has not received police reports or body-camera video she requested.","actionData","errors"]

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