Twinsburg council adopts $80 million 2026 budget, approves dredging and contracts; council rejects clothing‑allowance ordinance

Twinsburg City Council adopted the city’s annual budget for 2026 and a slate of year‑end contracts and resolutions during a Dec. 9 meeting at Twinsburg Government Center, while rejecting a proposal to give elected officials an annual clothing allowance and lifetime fitness center memberships.

The council passed Ordinance 1‑15‑2025, the city’s annual operating and capital budget for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026, by a 7‑0 roll call vote after a council member said the combined government budget is about $80,000,000. Council discussion identified roughly $17,000,000 of that total as funding tied to wastewater treatment plant upgrades that will span multiple years.

Council also adopted Ordinance 1‑20‑2025 to accept the bid from AMS Landscaping LLC for the Waterford Pond dredging Phase 1 project as an emergency measure. A council member described the dredging as part of the Timothy Lane flood‑mitigation plan and said the contract amount for the work is $359,000; the measure passed 7‑0.

Other year‑end legislative actions approved unanimously included Ordinance 1‑16‑2025, establishing a city cybersecurity policy; Ordinance 1‑17‑2025, affirming annual wage increases for full‑time and permanent part‑time non‑bargaining employees effective Jan. 1, 2026; Ordinance 1‑22‑2025, accepting the bid for the Liberty…