Strongsville City Council members in caucus reviewed multiple routine agenda items including a University Hospitals grant for OVI enforcement, donations to the city’s safety forces and recreation programs, surplus property sales and a collective bargaining agreement with the FOP lodge before moving into an executive session on a personnel appointment.

Ms. Roth, Strongsville City Council member (public safety and health), said the city receives an annual grant from University Hospitals for the OVI task force and summarized the item: "This is an annual grant we get from University Hospitals for our OVI task force. It's for the amount of $22,000 for the year 2025. And this is something we've done for a long time." The grant is listed on the agenda as item 2025001; in caucus staff recommended suspension and adoption. No formal vote was recorded in the caucus discussion.

Ms. Roth also presented a second item (agenda 2025002) to authorize sale of city items no longer needed "on an approved auction site by the government." She noted vehicles were included and said, "It was sad to see the old Dare Hummer is part of that." Staff told the council the police had extended the service life of several vehicles to extract additional use; one of the vehicles had been in an accident.

On agenda item 2025003 Ms. Roth said the city had received a donation from the Safety Council of Northeast Ohio and added, "And it's actually for our canine unit." She joked that a local staffer had been told not to interfere with the canines. The caucus record recommends suspension and adoption for that donation.

Mr. Spring, Strongsville City Council member (recreation and community), presented resolution 2025004 accepting a donation from Strongsville Community Theater to the Recreation and Senior Center for meeting-room use and personnel appreciation; staff recommended suspension and adoption.

Mr. Harper, Strongsville City Council member (committee of the whole), briefly introduced ordinance 2025006, described as a collective bargaining agreement between FOP Lodge 15 and the city covering corrections officers with a term through 2027 as read in caucus; the recording did not specify the exact end date. The caucus record showed the recommendation to suspend and adopt but did not record a final vote.

After those agenda previews, the council moved to an executive session "for the purpose of discussing personnel matters... pertaining to the appointment of a public official." A motion to enter executive session was recorded as moved by "Mister Short" with a second by "Miss Roff." The council then called the roll; the following members were recorded voting yes: Mister Clark, Miss Roff, Mister Spring, Mister Carbone, Mister Short, Mister Kaminski and Ms. Kosick. The caucus transcript records unanimous approval to enter executive session.

Why it matters: the items are routine parts of city governance — grants that fund enforcement activities, donations that support public safety and recreation, surplus asset disposition, and the ratification of a union agreement affecting corrections officers. The executive session, authorized by unanimous roll call, will address an appointment and is not a public record of the substance of that personnel discussion.

Next steps: Each item was presented for consideration on the regular meeting agenda with staff recommendations to suspend and adopt; the caucus record does not show final outcomes for those agenda items.