Medina City Council approves multiple ordinances, grant applications and contract amendments

Medina City Council on April 14 approved a slate of ordinances, resolutions and contract amendments covering personnel rules, park and airport projects, and multiple grant applications.

The council voted unanimously, 5-0, on each item listed during the meeting after suspending the rule requiring three readings for a series of ordinances and resolutions. The items approved included changes to civil service examination procedures for lateral police applicants, purchases for park facilities, agreements for the U.S. 42 resurfacing project and related ODOT local project agreements, and two community-project grant applications due April 18.

The council approved an amendment to the civil service rules so lateral police candidates receive the same physical‑testing retest opportunity as new applicants. "So we wanna add that to our lateral entry language as well so that there's parity between the two," said Chief Kenny of the Medina Police Department.

Council approved a license agreement allowing Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital to use a weekly four‑hour block of the Community Recreation Center leisure pool, billed at $875 per month; the ordinance included an emergency clause so the license can begin in May as proposed. Parks and Recreation Director Worley said the city will purchase a precast concrete vault restroom to replace the facility at Roscoe Ewing Park through the Sourcewell cooperative…