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Council adopts resurfacing, legal‑services, codification and other measures; several referrals assigned to committees
Summary
The Green City Council on March 11 adopted multiple resolutions and ordinances — including funding for a $100,000 park court reconstruction and updates to the city's codified ordinance — and referred several other measures to committee.
The Green City Council on March 11 adopted several pieces of legislation with unanimous recorded votes and referred other measures to committees for further review.
Key adoptions:
• Resolution 2025‑R05: Authorizes an agreement with Vasco Sports Contractors (d/b/a Vasco) to reconstruct the Bettler Park basketball court and install an accessible pathway from the parking lot to the court. The committee reported the total project expenditure is $100,000, with $73,296 for the court and $26,704 for the pathway; the legislation includes a $10,000 contingency. The resolution was adopted by roll call (recorded as 7‑0).
• Resolution 2025‑R04: Authorizes a contract with Voorhees Seder Seymour and Pease LLP to provide specialized labor and employment legal services for public‑employee contract negotiations. The resolution was adopted by roll call (7‑0).
• Ordinance 2025‑0‑4: Approves edits and incorporation of recent ordinances and resolutions into the city's codified ordinances and repeals conflicting provisions; adopted by roll call (7‑0).
• Resolution 2025‑R06: Approves an agreement with the Summit County Public Defenders Commission to continue representation; council noted the city budgets approximately $7,000 annually for the service and typically spends about $4,000; the fee per case was reported to increase from $210 to $230. The resolution was adopted by roll call (7‑0).
• Ordinance 2025‑0‑5: Authorizes continuation of the city's governmental electricity aggregation program with opt‑out provisions and with DynaG Energy Services East LLC (d/b/a DynaG Energy Services LLC). Council discussed the upcoming change and heard from a presenter identified as Brenda Fargo; the administration described notable pricing increases in the market and said the rate had not yet been locked in. Council voted to bypass the third‑reading rule and adopted the ordinance by roll call (7‑0).
Referrals and other assignments:
• The council assigned Resolution 2025‑R08 (award of contract to Barbicus Con Construction Co., Inc. for the 2025 resurfacing project) to the Transportation, Connectivity & Stormwater committee.
• Resolution 2025‑R09 (authorizing application for a hazardous materials training grant from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio) was referred to the Finance Committee.
• Two resolutions amending policing contract items with the Summit County Sheriff's Office (2025‑R10 and 2025‑R11) were referred to the Public Safety Committee.
Other procedural items adopted include approval of the minutes from the Feb. 25, 2025 council meeting, recorded as carrying in roll call with one abstention noted during the minutes vote.
The meeting record shows unanimous recorded votes (7‑0) on the listed adoptions; the meeting transcript did not identify movers or seconds for all motions, so mover/second fields are recorded as not specified when not explicit in the transcript.
