Seven Hills council unanimously authorizes MOU with Cuyahoga County for stormwater services

The Seven Hills City Council voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to enter a memorandum of understanding with the Cuyahoga County District Board of Health to implement Phase 2 stormwater services for the 2026–2030 contract period and declared the ordinance an emergency measure.

Councilperson Stacy Kelly moved to suspend charter rules and to read the ordinance by title only; Councilman Elliott seconded the motion and the council approved the suspension by roll call. An official read the ordinance as "authorizing the mayor to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Cuyahoga County District Board Of Health for the purpose of providing for the implementation of minimum control measures, illicit discharge detection and elimination programming, and pollution prevention for municipal operations, phase 2 stormwater services for contract period 2026–2030 and declaring an emergency." The council then voted to approve the ordinance’s emergency clause and to adopt the ordinance on a unanimous roll call.

"I move to pass ordinance 1 dash 20 26 as an emergency measure," Councilperson Stacy Kelly said before the final vote. The president announced that "Ordinance number 1 dash 20 26 has passed." The ordinance authorizes the mayor to enter the MOU; the text read at the meeting specifies minimum control measures and illicit-discharge detection and elimination programming as the program elements. The record shows all council members present voted "Yes" on the emergency clause and on passage.

Next steps under the ordinance are administrative: the council’s action authorizes the mayor to enter the MOU with the county board of health. The transcript does not specify a date for execution, funding sources, or contract details beyond the stated 2026–2030 period.