Tallmadge Council discussed renewal of a consulting arrangement with Insight Advisory Group LLC and accepted a request from administration and the consultant to return with more detailed, confidentialed reporting before the next reading. The ordinance on the council agenda (2025‑60) would authorize the mayor to contract with Insight for economic development consulting services.

Mayor Kilway and economic development staff described Insight’s role in recent business retention and attraction work and asked council to approve a contract renewal to maintain the consultant relationship while the city’s full‑time economic developer settles into the role. "Insight's vast institutional knowledge on broad resources can serve as an indispensable asset for a new economic developer," Mayor Kilway said, noting Samantha Poole had recently been hired as the city's full‑time economic developer.

Sean Joyce, identified as president of Insight Advisory Consultants, told council Insight had helped stabilize the city's economic development function and was working on active expansion and retention projects. "There are currently 10 active expansion and retention projects with businesses here in Tallmadge," Joyce said, and characterized the potential impact as "about 600 jobs" across projects the firm is assisting.

Council members asked for specific examples of past wins, return on investment and a forecast for the next 12–24 months to inform budget deliberations. Several councilors requested a way to receive more detailed information while protecting confidential business information; Joyce and administration said they could provide redacted case summaries and a forecast of planned activities and costs. One councilor asked about the ability to discuss projects in executive session; the law director said Ohio law limits executive sessions and that such a session likely would not be authorized for this type of contract discussion except in narrow circumstances (for example, to discuss economic incentives tied to confidential negotiations).

The finance committee kept the contract ordinance at second reading; the mayor asked for third reading adoption at the next council meeting. Administration and Insight agreed to provide the council with additional documentation — including redacted examples of prior grants and job outcomes and a forecast of anticipated work — ahead of the next reading to help councilors during budget season.

No formal vote to approve the contract occurred at the July 10 meeting. Council members asked that the additional materials include (1) specific examples of past projects and measurable outcomes, (2) a statement of work and timeline for the remainder of the calendar year and (3) an estimate of expected costs or hours for any new work that would be part of a renewed contract.