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Strongsville Council backs Ohio Municipal League challenge to AT&T tariff at PUCO, declares emergency
Summary
At a Jan. 13 special meeting, the Strongsville City Council adopted Resolution 2025.7 supporting the Ohio Municipal League’s challenge to AT&T’s tariff filing at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and declared the measure an emergency. The vote was unanimous among members present.
The Strongsville City Council on Jan. 13 unanimously adopted Resolution 2025.7 to support the Ohio Municipal League’s challenge of AT&T’s tariff application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and declared the resolution an emergency, allowing it to take immediate effect.
The resolution, introduced in the meeting as “Resolution number 2025.7 by Mayor Perciak and all members of council,” passed after council members moved to suspend the rules and then to adopt the resolution. Mr. Carbone moved and Mr. Kaminski seconded both the motion to suspend and the motion to adopt; roll call votes show all five members present voting yes.
Why it matters: the council’s action places Strongsville formally on record supporting the Ohio Municipal League’s challenge at the state regulatory body. Council did not include details in the meeting record about the specific grounds of the challenge or any local impacts tied to the tariff filing.
Council members had previously completed routine procedural items. Before the ordinance vote, Mr. Jamieson said, “the ordinance in question is in proper legal form. And I do know that Mister Dean is going to give the clerk a memo that certifies that the fund that funds are available for this ordinance.” The transcript attributes the statement to Mr. Jamieson and indicates a forthcoming certification from Mr. Dean to the clerk that funds are available.
The formal roll-call for the resolution recorded yes votes from Mr. Kaminski, Mr. Clark, Mr. Spring, Mr. Short and Mr. Carbone. The meeting also recorded two separate motions to excuse members Anne Ross and Kelly Kosick for just cause; both excusal motions were moved by Mr. Carbone, seconded by Mr. Kaminski, and carried on roll call votes.
Toward adjournment, the council president asked members to submit suggested committee assignments by the end of the next day so the body could be prepared for the next regular council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
The meeting record does not include details about the substance of the Ohio Municipal League’s challenge or any staff analysis of local fiscal impacts. No public comment or extended discussion of the tariff filing appears in the meeting transcript.
