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Twinsburg council adopts multiple emergency measures, approves road contract and K‑9 transfers
Summary
Twinsburg City Council on Feb. 10 suspended three‑reading rules and adopted several emergency resolutions and ordinances — including contracts for inspection services, trail agreements, K‑9 equipment and a road‑improvement contract — and authorized a transfer of K‑9 Caesar to his handler; all recorded votes were unanimous or otherwise indicated on the roll calls.
Twinsburg City Council moved through a packed legislative calendar on Feb. 10, suspending three‑reading requirements and approving a string of emergency measures that the mayor’s office said were intended to allow timely contracting and project starts.
The council adopted Resolution 2026‑05, authorizing a contract for inspection services with Quality Control Inspections Inc.; Resolution 2026‑06, a license agreement with the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad for underground sewer pipe crossings; and Ordinance 2026‑20, accepting a bid from Parent Asphalt Company for the 2026 road improvement project. Each of those items was placed on an emergency track and approved by unanimous roll calls recorded by the clerk.
Council also approved agreements related to the Liberty Multipurpose Trail. Resolutions 2026‑10 (a cost‑reimbursement agreement with Twinsburg Township for crosswalks and beacons) and 2026‑11 (a maintenance agreement with Summit County) were advanced from second reading after council voted to suspend the three‑reading rule and then adopted both as emergencies; council members said the intent was to get trail construction and related traffic safety measures in place ahead of scheduled work.
In the public safety and procurement area, the council adopted Resolution 2026‑17 to transfer ownership of police department K‑9 Caesar to Officer Yamile Encarno (Encarcion/Encarno variants appear in the record) to enable the canine to retire with his handler, and passed Resolutions 2026‑18 and 2026‑19 to authorize purchasing and training of a new canine using Ohio opioid‑funds and to buy a K‑9 vehicle insert, respectively.
The meeting also included a motion to amend current appropriations (Ordinance 2026‑23) to move revenue to the golf course fund and Resolution 2026‑22 establishing fees for Gleneagles Golf Course; both measures were passed under emergency procedures.
Motions to suspend rules and final votes were recorded on the public transcript; where roll calls were read aloud the clerk’s roll‑call responses show unanimous approval on the items the council identified as emergency adoptions. The council did not identify any failed or split votes on measures considered that evening.
The council concluded its public business by voting unanimously to enter executive session under statutory authority for bargaining/employee compensation and for discussion of security arrangements and emergency response protocols; no further public actions were taken before the session closed.
Votes at a glance (as recorded during the meeting): approval of minutes (motion: Mister Furey; second: Mister Post) — recorded 6 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain (Mister Bellen); extension of boards/commissions application period (motion recorded during meeting) — passed 7‑0; BZA appeal #012026 waiver — passed 7‑0; Res. 2026‑05, 2026‑06, 2026‑10, 2026‑11, 2026‑17, 2026‑18, 2026‑19, Res. 2026‑22 and Ordinances 2026‑20 and 2026‑23 — each adopted with roll calls recorded as unanimous (7‑0) where shown.
Council members who took part in roll‑call votes were listed in the transcript as Mister Bellen, Missus Labbe, Mister Castillo, Mister Furey, Mister Bonacci, Missus Walker and Mister Post; the clerk read roll calls aloud for each applicable action.
