At its Jan. 13 meeting, the Medina City Council voted on a series of ordinances and resolutions covering grants, procurement, capital projects and routine municipal business. Most measures passed by recorded roll call, typically 7–0. One budget amendment recorded a single abstention.

Key outcomes

- Resolution 125: Authorized the mayor to submit an America 250 Ohio grant application for 2026 storytelling and education activities. Adopted by roll call vote, 7–0.

- Ordinance 225: Authorized an expenditure not to exceed $139,850 to Technology Engineering Group for IT services, software and phone systems; the council adopted the emergency clause and the ordinance by roll call vote, 7–0.

- Ordinance 325: Authorized advertisement and award of a contract for snow-removal equipment for Medina Municipal Airport. The city will use FAA funds to cover up to 90% of the cost. Emergency clause adopted; ordinance passed 7–0.

- Ordinance 425: Authorized the mayor to enter a stormwater operations and maintenance agreement (SWOMA) for a newly installed detention system; the ordinance passed 7–0. Council staff said the SWOMA requirement stems from EPA stormwater rules and the agreement will be recorded against the property.

- Resolution 525: Requested county tax advances during 2025 “pursuant to revised code section 30 3/20/34” as stated in the meeting; adopted 7–0.

- Ordinance 625: Authorized payment not to exceed $130,000 to the Medina County Treasurer for courthouse lease payments; passed 7–0.

- Ordinance 725: Authorized expenditures to Epic Aviation for Jet A fuel at Medina Municipal Airport; council adopted the emergency clause and the ordinance, 7–0.

- Ordinance 825: Authorized annual support services to Software Solutions Inc. (SSI) for the VIP Professional Accounting System; passed 7–0.

- Resolution 925: Expressed intent to sell municipally owned personal property by Internet auction during calendar year 2025; passed 7–0.

- Resolution 1025 / Ordinance 1125: Accepted a $111,928 donation from the Ken Cleveland Foundation for a replacement playground at Ken Cleveland Park and authorized purchase and installation from Snyder Recreation via Sourcewell; both passed 7–0 (Ordinance 1125 included an emergency clause).

- Ordinance 1225: Amended a prior ordinance to add $12,000 to Racco Masonry’s work (street department/concrete repairs and historic district sandstone squares); passed 7–0.

- Ordinance 1325: Authorized Guaranteed Maximum Price Agreement No. 1 with Ruling Company for courthouse work (asbestos abatement and selective demolition). The original estimate of $2.1 million was adjusted downward; the current agreement is approximately $1.3 million and the cost was described as split between two city accounts ($683,078 each). Ordinance passed 7–0.

- Ordinance 1425: Authorized payment of $40,115 to Paul Davis Restoration for rehabilitation work at 30 Circle Drive under the FY20 CHIP program; emergency clause adopted; ordinance passed 7–0.

- Ordinance 1525: First budget amendment of 2025 to correct sanitation overcharges and related items; council adopted the ordinance with one abstention (Coyne), result recorded as 6 yes, 1 abstain.

- Ordinance 1625: Authorized the finance director to make certain fund transfers (rec center capital contribution and railroad fund); passed 7–0.

- Ordinance 1725: Certified prior municipal obligations and requested funds to pay them; emergency clause adopted and ordinance passed 7–0.

Several routine confirmations and administrative motions also passed by unanimous roll call, including confirmation of a mayoral appointment to the records commission and designation of the Clerk of Council and Deputy Clerk to attend required public-records training.

Council members called for follow-up reporting where relevant (for example, vendor scheduling for the playground purchase and vendor invoices for the courthouse agreements). No item was tabled or failed; the only recorded abstention was on the budget amendment noted above.