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Votes at a glance: Garfield Heights council adopts ordinances 25–35 and two resolutions
Summary
At its April 2025 meeting, the Garfield Heights City Council adopted ordinances 25 through 35 and two resolutions covering licensing and IT, property sale, borrowing for streets and ambulances, asset mapping, website renewal, ambulance procurement, consultant contracts, and meeting schedule changes.
Ordinance and resolution outcomes (all actions taken at the April 2025 Garfield Heights City Council meeting):
- Ordinance 25‑2025 — Microsoft 365 licensing (TTX Incorporated): adopted; council declared an emergency and waived additional readings (roll call recorded: 7–0).
- Ordinance 26‑2025 — Sale/disposal of municipally owned property (Modified Ordinances §129.02): adopted; emergency declared (roll call recorded: 7–0).
- Ordinance 27‑2025 — Notes in anticipation of bonds to acquire an ambulance and equipment: adopted; council authorized staff to pursue note financing and to return with purchase details after market day (tally not specified in transcript excerpts; staff described the legal limits in ordinance sections).
- Ordinance 28‑2025 — Notes in anticipation of bonds not to exceed $2,000,000 for street improvements (Granger Road and others): adopted; emergency declared (tally not specified in transcript excerpts).
- Ordinance 29‑2025 — Notes in anticipation of bonds not to exceed $1,600,000 for street improvements: adopted; emergency declared (tally not specified in transcript excerpts).
- Ordinance 30‑2025 — Agreement with OHM Advisors to create an ArcGIS asset inventory map: adopted (roll call recorded in meeting: affirmative).
- Ordinance 31‑2025 — Participation in NEORSD funding program for the arcGIS asset map: adopted; authorizes mayor/designee to apply for and execute required agreements.
- Ordinance 32‑2025 — Renew agreement with CivicPlus for website design and technical support: adopted.
- Ordinance 33‑2025 — Agreement with Penn Care Incorporation to purchase two ambulances: adopted; council approved procurement and emergency declaration.
- Ordinance 34‑2025 — Agreement with Community Consulting Services LLC for economic development and planning services: adopted; council noted cost savings compared with prior arrangement through OHM Advisors.
- Ordinance 35‑2025 — Annual agreement with Court Community Services (core community services): adopted.
- Resolution 17‑2025 — Provide for only one council meeting in each of May–August 2025: adopted (roll call recorded 5–2 in favor).
- Resolution 18‑2025 — Recognize April as Autism Awareness Month: adopted unanimously.
Notes about procedure and tallies
Council used routine motions to consider each ordinance by title, to suspend three‑reading rules, and to waive Rule 24 when required. Several ordinances were adopted with emergency declarations so that procurement/contracting could proceed more rapidly. Where the meeting transcript provided explicit roll‑call tallies they are noted above; where the transcript excerpt did not include a clear tally the entry above lists the ordinance adoption but marks the tally as not specified in the excerpt.
If residents or reporters need the official vote record by member name and full roll‑call counts, the clerk’s certified minutes provide the authoritative roll‑call record and the enacted ordinance/resolution text will be filed with the city clerk’s office.
This summary covers every ordinance and resolution that appeared on the council agenda and was moved on the floor during the meeting.
