Votes at a glance: key council actions from Sept. 11 Stow City Council meeting

Below are the principal formal actions taken by the Stow City Council on Sept. 11. Where roll-call outcomes were recorded in the transcript, they are noted. If the transcript did not list an individual mover or full roll-call breakdown for every item, the outcome is reported as recorded in meeting minutes and the transcript.

- Ordinance 2025‑142 (drive‑through bypass lanes): Adopted (emergency). Council voted to adopt ordinance amending zoning to add Section 11.45.15 requiring bypass lanes for drive-through facilities. Mayor indicated intent to sign.

- Ordinance 2025‑176 (Enbridge gas-line extension for Foxton driving-range heaters): Adopted after suspension of rules. Mayor authorized to sign contract with Enbridge Gas Ohio; upfront deposit required to start work.

- Ordinance 2025‑177 (Professional services contract with Dr. Samantha Pfeiffer): Adopted after suspension of rules. Two‑year renewal for substance‑abuse counseling and prevention for Stow Youth Services; funded in part by opioid settlement monies.

- Resolution 2025‑183 (Acceptance of 1 Ohio opioid settlement terms): Adopted after suspension of rules. Council accepted material terms to permit participation in the new settlement framework with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family and secondary manufacturers.

- Ordinance 2025‑148 (Personnel policy amendments enabling SRO pilot): Adopted (emergency). Policy language amended to support pilot school-resource-officer model.

- Ordinance 2025‑149 (Security service contract with Stow‑Falls City School District): Adopted (emergency). Mayor authorized to enter intergovernmental security-service contract; details to be finalized with district.

- Ordinance 2025‑152 (Furniture/workstations for finance department): Failed (tie vote / no majority recorded in roll call). Council discussion noted a desire by some members to relocate council office before further office redesign; the motion did not pass.

- Resolution 2025‑147 (2026 Capital Improvement Plan): Postponed from third reading to Oct. 9, 2025 for additional review and refinement.

- Ordinance 2025‑181 (Income-tax sharing grant with HRE Enterprise 2 LLC): Adopted; council authorized an income-tax sharing grant to support company relocation to 4811 Scarlet Lane.

- Resolutions 2025‑178 and 2025‑179 (TIRC recommendations): Adopted; council accepted Tax Incentive Review Council recommendations to continue existing CRA agreements.

- Ordinance 2025‑184 (Settlement agreement with Michael J. Hart): Introduced after executive session and moved to council agenda; adopted under new business (suspended rules and adopted by roll call).

- Additional items moved to council: Several CRA items for Suncrest Gardens (new CRA and an eight-year income-tax grant) were moved from committee to council agenda for final consideration.

For details on vote tallies, roll-call names and the text of ordinances/resolutions, see the meeting minutes and the clerk’s record. Items that were tabled or postponed will return on the next specified meeting dates for additional hearings or readings.