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The first ordinance authorizes up to $1,560,000 of bonds to retire notes issued for roof work at the service garage, Justice Center, Senior Center and other public buildings. The second ordinance authorizes up to $1,600,000 to currently refund a portion of the city’s outstanding $7.94 million various-purpose refunding bonds (series 2016).

Treasury staff told council the outstanding notes carry an interest rate of about 3.95%; current bond market rates are roughly 4–4.1%. The administration said it had instructed the city’s bond advisor, Tim Reedy, to shop the refunding options and present schedules for seven-year and ten-year terms: the goal is to combine eligible issues where possible to reduce issuance fees but to avoid stretching debt beyond prudent tenors.

Council members asked whether the two ordinances together would increase the city’s outstanding borrowing; the treasurer explained the planned bond(s) would be combined with existing obligations where appropriate and that the proposed new bonds would not meaningfully extend amortization beyond what staff recommended.

Vote and next steps: Both measures passed on roll-call votes under suspension of the three‑reading rule. Staff said they would return with firm interest rates and amortization schedules before finalizing sale documents, and that the July timeline for rolling notes into bonds requires prompt action.

Ending: The administration said it aims to minimize annual debt service and issuance costs while replacing short-term note financing with longer-term bonds that better match the useful life of the capital improvements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Parma OH, City Council and Committee Meetings 06/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Parma City Council approved two bond ordinances that will convert short-term notes taken last year for roof replacements into bonds (not to exceed $1.56 million) and authorize refunding bonds (not to exceed $1.6 million) to refund a portion of outstanding 2016 general obligation bonds.","taxTitle","Parma City Council, Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",68998,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6180939,"Council approves five‑year Axon contract for patrol and body cameras at roughly $603,000",444,6689000,7133000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5115885-cd9021712d73dfe057beb83ee5516917&start=6689&end=7133","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5115885-cd9021712d73dfe057beb83ee5516917/thumbnail_6689000.jpg","/articles/6180939/Ohio/Council-approves-fiveyear-Axon-contract-for-patrol-and-body-cameras-at-roughly-603000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180939-30a3ca96d781c2b299436e8b05075f20/orig.mp4?Expires=1771110832&Signature=Zm4PKDyqVcxnY8pgiwjP4LOJRsnLUaqEO4eVOoLiyDSdtnb6vyUYUnBjJxhr0EZceDScaXvb-yD3jDFYZMb3vycyWZ99EHTZQ4h5CCnZ5nEbYpc77k8OmkhxX21HmSUM~EHrod4Uh3R9hMtBxh9XQwpaSet-qJjaHLlAwmQSz6ougAHSTomO0BRNxW5ec0zI~3yTOzqftUeH1hIcUb~zZtQZ5AJdVhyy4n7oPJKNr8zsLG6dpvmPqy1mEzsGjrEr6hBm1g44ksRm-RdHp~7KWX1l293LoaJMN8PH3eGzIOJktDOefgpPNKZwFGoPQf3Vcw7CWNFmWsp6hDTMYA-hAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Parma City Council approved an emergency ordinance on June 16 to purchase in-car and body-worn camera equipment and licenses from Axon Enterprise and to move the Parma Police Department away from the department’s prior vendor.

The ordinance authorizes a contract that totals $602,996.10 for equipment and a five-year license arrangement that, as presented to council, includes 15 in-car recording systems, an initial set of 10 additional body cameras, and 90 pro-user licenses for the evidence.com platform.

The safety director explained that the purchase reflects a platform change: the department plans to phase out the current vendor because of image quality, limited functionality and long redaction time. The new platform is used by many departments nationwide, and the administration said Axon offers features (including artificial-intelligence assisted review and a widely used ecosystem) that the city’s prior system does not.

Council questions focused on cost and budgeting. The administration told council that about $120,000 will be required for the 2025 appropriation and will be paid from the law enforcement trust fund; the remaining roughly $482,000 will be budgeted across the next four years. Staff said the purchase price includes negotiated discounts and that the five-year payment schedule is intended to smooth the city’s outlays.

Council also asked about a line in the vendor exhibit that shows a list price comparison and an annualized “savings” figure; staff said the cited savings derive from negotiated discounts on list prices for bundled purchases and are not an apples-to-apples comparison with the current vendor’s historical spending.

Vote and next steps: Council adopted Ordinance 120-25 on a roll-call vote. The safety department will begin transitioning equipment and user accounts; staff said the department cannot operate the new cameras until licenses are active, which was one reason the administration sought emergency passage.

Ending: City officials said they will return to council with budget entries for the remaining years of the five‑year contract and with implementation details for training and evidence handling.","Parma City Council voted to approve a sole-source contract with Axon Enterprise to move the police department to a new in‑car and body-camera platform; the council discussion covered price, multi-year budget impacts, equipment counts and transition from the prior vendor.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6180945,"State budget fight and House Bill 335 spotlight Parma’s finances, local leaders hear",1655,792000,2447000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5115885-cd9021712d73dfe057beb83ee5516917&start=792&end=2447","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5115885-cd9021712d73dfe057beb83ee5516917/thumbnail_792000.jpg","/articles/6180945/Ohio/State-budget-fight-and-House-Bill-335-spotlight-Parmas-finances-local-leaders-hear","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180945-0e6be3afe1ec62017c61820ea486ec34/orig.mp4?Expires=1771110832&Signature=McFNrpKPMAlqW2yyRoz84x~izccOl-mcNuI4pz4ICAE3f0hWrdahLCj2SX4LlAN4M2c1cyZHDJsPp1JeYXS7zM8VbxNUD1lstT6SDTKKusRXcqFcssqatJivGFe8VLVc7Y-aj8PY8oVE4adjQA-XSgyJKzsHqhgFf-~9WKwwogSdmnjyMNCbB9XL261ijlFl8BqlEnN1YIGJzM8qERJp0p3S5sVcDc-6YQt2yR9HNixpXhvjsfMln5jQ-0QdydEEQKs5ANg91vX~asmQqbHO~EMrr0PX9SdkJlxljirGWejl9jNZNuFglc6R5zrU4fy9ZwpOjG06Sk43MdYfoqjFGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State Rep. Sean Brennan, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, told Parma City Council members and staff on June 16 that competing House and Senate versions of the 2026–27 state operating budget contain measures that would reduce state revenue and shift costs to local governments.

Brennan said the Senate plan includes a new flat income tax and other changes that he estimates would reduce state receipts by about $1.4 billion in the biennium and, as a result, lower the amounts available for the Local Government Fund and other state-shared programs that Parma depends on.

The detail matters locally: Brian Day, fiscal officer for the city of Parma, told the council during the same meeting that the city’s unvoted inside millage currently generates roughly $7.9 million for city operations and police/fire pension contributions. “That would be a drastic financial hit to this city,” an official said during the exchange about House Bill 335 and related proposals.

Why it matters: Brennan said reductions to the Local Government Fund and to other state-shared accounts would force cities either to raise other local revenues or to cut services. He also criticized a Senate change that would switch the Public Library Fund to a fixed-dollar appropriation rather than a guaranteed share of the General Revenue Fund, saying that would expose libraries to future cuts. “If there’s one levy almost everybody supports, it’s the libraries,” he said.

Brennan also flagged provisions in the budget that would do the following if retained: raise the signature threshold for municipal referenda from 10% to 35% of registered voters; require political-activity restrictions on municipal communications similar to those applied to some school districts; and permit public agencies to charge for preparing video public records (with victims exempted from fees in many cases).

Council members and city administrators pressed Brennan for specifics about the proposals he opposed. Brennan described the flat-tax proposal as “a $1,400,000,000 giveaway to the very wealthy at the expense of the local government fund, at the expense of our first responders, our police and firefighters.” He and local officials said one legislative proposal being circulated (referred to in the meeting as House Bill 335) would remove the 10-mill “inside” floor and immediately reduce revenue both for Parma and for Parma City Schools by millions of dollars.

What the city is doing: Officials said they and statewide municipal groups — including the Ohio Municipal League and other local-government associations — have sent letters of opposition to legislative leaders and the governor. Brennan said he planned a press conference the morning after the Parma meeting to oppose the inside-millage elimination and to push for targeted, state-funded property-tax relief rather than broad, flat tax cuts.

Council members asked for continued updates and said the city will monitor both the conference committee process (where House and Senate negotiators meet) and any last-minute budget language that might be inserted into the biennial budget.

Ending note: Brennan said the conference committee would convene within days to reconcile House and Senate versions; any final, identical bill returned to both chambers would then go to the governor for signature, veto, or line-item veto.

","State Rep. Sean Brennan outlined how competing versions of the 2026–27 state operating budget and a Senate proposal for a flat income tax and other changes (including a measure to eliminate inside millage) could shrink state revenue and cut funds flowing to Parma, city officials were told at the June 16 Parma City Council meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves bonds to retire roof-repair notes; administration to shop rates

Council approves five‑year Axon contract for patrol and body cameras at roughly $603,000

State budget fight and House Bill 335 spotlight Parma’s finances, local leaders hear