Strongsville council approves stormwater code changes, public-works bid notices and police camera contract
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Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting, Strongsville City Council adopted amendments to stormwater rules, authorized bids for concrete, street striping and sweeping for 2025–26, approved a five-year contract for police body and in-car cameras and authorized filing an EMS grant application.
Strongsville City Council on Feb. 18 adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions affecting stormwater design, street maintenance contracts and police equipment procurement.
The council unanimously approved two amendments to the city code concerning stormwater management — Ordinance 2025015, updating prohibitions on discharges, and Ordinance 2025016, amending stormwater management design criteria — and declared both emergencies. Both measures were suspended from the normal reading schedule and adopted following roll-call votes in which all seven councilmembers voted yes.
In related infrastructure actions the council authorized the mayor to advertise for bids for ready-mixed concrete (Resolution 2025017), paint striping of streets and highways for 2025–26 (Resolution 2025018), and street-sweeping services for 2025–26 (Resolution 2025019). Each resolution was moved, seconded and passed by unanimous roll call.
On public-safety procurement, Council approved Ordinance 2025020 authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract with Utility Associates Inc. for body-worn cameras, in-car video systems and related software. Councilmember Kosick said the contract would be executed without public bidding under a higher Department of Administrative Services negotiated contract but noted the vendor’s price was below the state-term-contract price. The council recorded that the contract amounts would be approximately $110,000 per year for five years. Because the purchase was made without public bidding, Kosick noted it required the votes of all seven members; the ordinance passed 7–0.
Council also approved Ordinance 2025021, authorizing the filing of an application for financial assistance from the Ohio Department of Public Safety under the EMS Priority 1 and supplemental grant program to fund personnel training or emergency medical equipment. The ordinance allows acceptance of any award and was adopted 7–0; the council did not state an expected award amount.
Separately, Ordinance 2025011, an amendment to the composition of the Architectural Review Board, was placed on third reading and set for a public hearing on April 7, 2025.
All roll calls recorded in the meeting minutes show unanimous support on the items adopted at the Feb. 18 meeting. The ordinances and resolutions approved will now proceed under the emergency declarations and procurement steps specified in each document.
