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Votes at a glance: council approves emergency diesel contract, cannabis revenue authority and other measures
Summary
At its meeting, Seven Hills City Council passed three emergency ordinances and one emergency resolution including a diesel fuel contract, authority to accept state cannabis distributions, and other routine items; an electric bicycle ordinance was presented for first reading and sent to committee.
Seven Hills City Council on Jan. 27 approved multiple emergency measures and advanced other items on its agenda during a brief meeting.
What the council passed
• Ordinance 5‑20‑26 (passed as an emergency): Authorizes purchase of diesel fuel through the Ohio Department of Administrative Services bid SRC0000019533, names Guttman Energy Incorporated as supplier, renews the diesel fuel contract for Jan. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027, and sets a not‑to‑exceed amount of $96,000.
• Ordinance 10‑20‑26 (passed as an emergency): Establishes the city’s authority to accept and deposit cannabis‑related revenue distributed by the state of Ohio (including the host community cannabis fund) and directs that such revenue be credited to the city’s general fund.
• Resolution 2‑20‑26 (adopted as an emergency): Approves lot consolidation for land owned by Myers Stores Limited Partnership fronting on Broadview Road (permanent parcel number 55223094).
Other actions and items
• Ordinance 8‑20‑26 (amended ordinance passed as an emergency) authorizes a memorandum of understanding with Myers Stores Limited Partnership for installation of an emergency generator at 7701 Broadview Road (municipal contribution referenced in the ordinance text as $225,000). The ordinance and lot‑consolidation resolution are linked in the meeting record.
• Ordinance 9‑20‑26 was read for the first time; it would amend the codified traffic code to impose stricter guidelines for electric bicycles. Councilmember Kelly was asked to take ordinance 9 to the rules committee for further discussion.
Procedural notes
Most motions at the meeting were made, seconded and passed by voice vote with the transcript recording "all in favor" and "yay." The transcript does not include roll‑call vote tallies for the ordinances and resolution recorded.
What happens next
The mayor and administration signaled that ordinance 9 will go to the rules committee for amendment discussion and that the administration plans to bring a proposal to ban short‑term rentals to the rules committee at a future meeting. The law director and administration will finalize contractual steps related to the generator and procurement items.
