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Akron council approves consent agenda, refers budget and code items for committee review
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda and minutes by unanimous votes and referred several major budget and code items to committee; individual ordinances and referrals were recorded in the meeting.
Akron City Council approved its meeting minutes and the consent agenda and referred several items to committee during Monday’s session.
The council voted 13-0 to approve the minutes of the previous meeting after a motion and second. Later the consent agenda passed 13-0; items placed on consent included an ordinance to purchase the Odyssey e-filing module from Tyler Technologies and ordinances authorizing the purchase of certain real property in the 5 Points area and contracts to administer HOME ARP tenant-based rental assistance.
Several other items were referred for committee consideration rather than voted on at the meeting. Those referred included:
- A resolution designating a city council social media supervisor and authorizing the president of council to approve council content (item no. 1) — referred. - The city’s annual operating budget for fiscal year 2025 (item no. 3) — referred. - An ordinance to make the annual appropriation for city expenses and capital outlays for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025 (item no. 4) — referred. - A renewal application to place agricultural property at 1395 Collier Road in an agricultural district under revised code section 9.29.01 (item no. 5) — referred. - A contract with the Akron Public School District for a community learning centers after-school program (item no. 6) — referred.
Council members also announced committee meeting times and assignments, including public safety at 2:15 p.m., budget and finance at 3:00 p.m., and others. Council President Margo Somerville presided over the meeting.
Where the transcript did not include detailed language for final contract terms or ordinance numbers, the council’s public remarks noted only that items were placed on consent or sent to committee; specific ordinance or contract numbers were not specified in the record.
