Council approves multiple emergency ordinances and resolutions in large legislative package

Cleveland City Council adopted a large package of departmental emergency ordinances and resolutions on Oct. 27 by suspending the rules and placing items on final passage. The items were advanced in grouped motions and roll-call votes recorded on the floor; most measures passed by 14 or 15 ayes as noted below.

Votes at a glance (items read into the record and placed on final passage during the Oct. 27 meeting):

- Ordinance 13-54-2025 (amend ordinance 7-11-12): designate East Ohio Gas Company building and garage as a Cleveland landmark. Outcome: placed on final passage (vote recorded with package; 14 yays on initial suspension call).

- Ordinance 13-57-2025: amend designation for Saint Aloysius Church as a Cleveland landmark. Outcome: placed on final passage (package vote; 14 yays).

- Ordinance 13-62-2025: authorizing forgivable loan with Penrose Holdings to convert two buildings in Ward 5 to affordable housing. Outcome: placed on final passage (package vote; 14 yays).

- Ordinance 13-67-2025: authorize director of public safety to contract with Flock Group (Flock Safety) for integrated camera/hardware services (up to 3 years with renewal options). Outcome: placed on final passage (package vote; 14 yays).

- Ordinance 13-68-2025: authorize contracts with Emtek Company (proprietary parts/services for Division of Water Pollution Control). Outcome: placed on final passage (package vote; 14 yays).

- Ordinance 13-69-2025: authorize TIF agreement with Penrose Holdings for Warner Swayze projects. Outcome: placed on final passage (package vote; 14 yays).

- Ordinance 13-80-2025: amend codified ordinance relating to menacing a health-care worker. Outcome: placed on final passage (package vote; 14 yays).

- Additional items placed on final passage during later votes included multiple public-works, parks, sewer-rehabilitation, ADA ramp, and water-pollution financing ordinances (examples listed on the docket: Ordinance 10-68-2025, 10-72-2025, 12-10-2025, 12-11-2025, 12-19-2025, 12-20-2025, 12-21-2025, 12-22-2025, 12-99-2025, 13-07-2025, 13-15-2025). Outcomes: placed on final passage by recorded roll calls (most recorded 14 ayes; one recorded split noted as 13 yays for a single item in the set).

- Resolution 10-97-2025: requested Ohio Department of Transportation determine a 30 mph speed limit for Lake Avenue between W. 117th St. and Detroit Ave. Outcome: adopted (roll call recorded 15 yays).

Motions to suspend the rules and place the listed ordinances on final passage were moved and seconded on the floor and carried by recorded roll calls as noted in the meeting record. Where multiple items were advanced as a package, the clerk recorded the individual ordinance numbers into the record prior to the suspension-of-rules motions. The clerk’s readout and multiple roll calls make clear the council adopted the majority of the docketed departmental items during the Oct. 27 session.

This summary reports actions as recorded on the council floor; text of each ordinance or resolution and its effective date should be obtained from the council clerk’s ordinance repository for exact legal language, fiscal notes, and implementation timelines.