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Votes at a glance: Cuyahoga County Council actions, Sept. 9, 2025
Summary
Council adopted a countywide ban on conversion therapy, approved multiple budget and ARPA resolutions, accepted revised tax rates and approved routine minutes and attendance motions; several ordinance referrals were made to committees.
At its Sept. 9 meeting, Cuyahoga County Council recorded the following formal actions and votes (voice votes and procedural roll calls as shown on the meeting record):
- Approved minutes for the Aug. 5, 2025 committee and regular meetings. Motion moved and seconded; minutes approved by voice vote.
- Excused the absence of Council Member Yvonne Conwell. Motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
- Adopted Resolution 20250232, awarding up to $25,000 from a district ARPA fund to Community Housing Solutions for a home‑repair program. (Motion to adopt recorded; resolution adopted by voice vote.)
- Adopted Resolution 20250262, a substitute amending the 2024–2025 biennial operating budget and providing for additional appropriations and transfers. Notable item reported on the floor: a $2,500,000 cash transfer from the Social Impact Fund to the HHS levy to offset a projected deficit. The substitute was accepted and the resolution adopted by voice vote.
- Adopted Resolution 20250263, accepting revised tax rates as determined by the budget commission and certifying them to the county fiscal officer. (Routine annual action; adopted by voice vote.)
- Suspended the rules requiring referral to committee and three readings for executive resolutions by motion; the rules suspension was approved by voice vote.
- Adopted Ordinance 20250003 on third reading to prohibit conversion therapy on minors and vulnerable adults (moved by Councilman Robert Schlepper; seconded; adopted by voice vote).
- Introduced Ordinance 20250004 (Crown Act) for first reading and referred it to the Human Resources, Appointments and Equity Committee; first reading was recorded and referral made.
Other items referred to committees included ARPA awards, master agreements for solar arrays in school districts, affordable housing loans, and contract amendments for various county programs. Several confirmations and project‑specific resolutions were referred to appropriate committees for review.
The meeting also included a number of committee schedule announcements and the council president acknowledged new county staff appointments.
