Medina County commissioners approve routine resolutions, proclaim March 'Developmental Differences Awareness Month'

The Board of Commissioners of Medina County on a unanimous roll call approved a package of routine resolutions, including a proclamation designating March 2025 as Developmental Differences Awareness Month and multiple departmental contracts and budget adjustments.

The approvals bundle routine administrative items and department requests into a single voting sequence to clear several agenda items with little discussion.

The board adopted a proclamation (Resolution 250189 as read at the meeting) recognizing March 2025 as Developmental Differences Awareness Month and expressing county support for inclusion in education, housing, employment and recreation. Commissioners also approved highway and sanitary engineer items, economic development updates to the county comprehensive economic development strategy, personnel changes, finance transfers and the county administrator's property and leasing actions.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 250189 — Proclaim March 2025 as Developmental Differences Awareness Month. Motion/second recorded; roll call: Swedeck — yes; Hambley — yes; Harrison — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Highway Engineer package — three resolutions: (1) authorize purchase of a new trailer, (2) determine necessity to close Chippewa Road for roadside construction, (3) find public welfare and convenience to apply pavement markings on various roads. Motion to approve the three resolutions was seconded; roll call: Swedeck — yes; Hambley — yes; Harrison — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Sanitary/engineering agreements — two resolutions to enter agreements for wastewater flow monitoring and sampling with Lower 48 Instruments and Alloway Environmental Company. Motion/second; roll call: Swedeck — yes; Hambley — yes; Harrison — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Economic development amendment — amendment to the Medina County comprehensive economic development strategy to add the Albrecht development (southern part of the city of Medina, near the Acme site) so the project may be eligible for a Medina County Transportation Improvement District state grant. Motion/second; roll call: Swedeck — yes; Hambley — yes; Harrison — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Personnel changes — Human Resources reported a personnel resolution listing hirings, promotions, rate increases, removals and resignations across county departments; commissioners approved the personnel changes. Motion/second; roll call: Swedeck — yes; Hambley — yes; Harrison — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Finance items — five finance resolutions were approved, including a temporary budget adjustment (to be reversed later), cash transfers for soil and water appropriations, expenditure adjustments across funds, expense reimbursements for county officials, and weekly bills totaling $2,177,777.79. Motion/second; roll call: Swedeck — yes; Hambley — yes; Harrison — yes. Outcome: approved.

- County administrator items — four resolutions were approved: (1) declare a county-home van as excess property, (2) authorize a vehicle lease for the sheriff’s office (a 2025 Dodge Durango to replace a 2021 Chevy Impala), (3) authorize an RFP to search for a new auto title office site in the city of Wadsworth, and (4) approve a lease agreement with the University of Akron for space at 6300 Technology Lane that includes a $100,000 payment to be applied toward closing if purchase proceeds. Motion/second; roll call: Swedeck — yes; Hambley — yes; Harrison — yes. Outcome: approved.

The board completed the agenda items with no recorded dissent on the motions listed above.

Less-critical details and next steps

Several approvals were procedural or budgetary and were described by department presenters as routine. The finance office said the temporary certificate-level budget adjustment will be reversed at a later meeting. The economic development amendment was described as enabling county support for a state grant application being advanced by the Medina County Transportation Improvement District.