The Strongsville City Council on Jan. 6, 2025, approved a series of ordinances and resolutions including a contract tied to a Cuyahoga County OVI task-force grant, the sale of surplus police vehicles, two monetary donations to the police department and recreation center, a $110,000 change order for the Strongsville Town Center project, and a collective bargaining agreement for correction officers.

Ordinance No. 2025001 authorized the mayor to enter into a contract with University Hospitals of Cleveland related to a Cuyahoga County OVI (operating-while-intoxicated) Task Force award received from the Ohio Department of Public Safety for 2025 and was declared an emergency. The motion to suspend the rules and adopt the ordinance was made by Councilman James Carbone and seconded by Councilmember Roff; council approved the ordinance by roll call.

Ordinance No. 2025002 authorized the sale at public auction of obsolete and surplus police vehicles no longer needed for municipal use and was declared an emergency. The motion to suspend and then to adopt was moved by Carbone and seconded by Roff; council approved the ordinance by roll call.

Resolution No. 2025003 accepted a monetary donation to the Strongsville Police Department. During committee reports, Councilmember Roff stated the donation was for the K-9 unit in the amount of $1,000; the resolution accepting the donation (identified in meeting documents as coming from the Construction Safety Council of Northeast Ohio) was approved by roll call.

Resolution No. 2025004 accepted a donation from the Strongsville Community Theater to the Walter F. Urnfeldt Recreation and Senior Center in appreciation of personnel and for use of meeting rooms. The donation was accepted by roll call; the monetary amount was not specified in the meeting record.

Ordinance No. 2025005 authorized change order number 17 to increase the contract price with Gilbane Building Company for the Strongsville Town Center project by $110,000. The change order was presented by the Planning, Zoning and Engineering committee and approved by roll call; the sponsor said this is likely the second-to-last change order on the project.

Ordinance No. 2025006 authorized a collective bargaining agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police, Parma Lodge No. 15 (correction officers) and the City of Strongsville through Dec. 31, 2027, and was declared an emergency. The motion to suspend and adopt was moved by Carbone and seconded by Roff; council approved the agreement by roll call.

All recorded votes on the ordinances and resolutions on the Jan. 6 agenda were approved by roll call. Motions to suspend the rules and to adopt were routinely moved by Councilmember James Carbone and seconded by Councilmember Roff in the meeting record. The finance director certified availability of funds where required and the law director stated ordinances and resolutions were in proper legal form before votes were taken.