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Parma council approves temporary budget, adopts several ordinances and reappoints board member
Summary
On Nov. 17, Parma City Council adopted a temporary appropriation ordinance to cover city operations through March, passed an e‑bike ordinance and salary‑range adjustments for two law‑department positions, suspended rules to fast‑track appropriations and other measures, and forwarded multiple jail‑housing agreements back to committee.
Parma City Council on Nov. 17 adopted a temporary appropriation ordinance to fund city operations from Jan. 1 through March 31, 2026, and approved a package of emergency measures and personnel adjustments.
The council adopted Ordinance 152‑25, the temporary budget measure, after the auditor explained supporting exhibits and noted the largest variances involved the new clubhouse and event center line items. Auditor Brian Day told council the exhibits show no unexpected adjustments beyond those program‑driven changes and that the temporary appropriation is intended to carry the city until a permanent budget is passed in March.
Council also voted to suspend rules and pass, under emergency, several items the administration said were necessary for ongoing operations. Among those adopted en masse were Ordinance 219‑25 (an internal transfer of appropriations requested by the auditor) and Ordinance 220‑25 (amendments related to Ridgewood Municipal Golf Course fees). The council passed Resolution 221‑25 to approve post‑certification of requisitions, which the auditor said is needed to ensure prompt vendor payments.
The meeting included motions to refer a set of intergovernmental prisoner‑housing ordinances (207‑25 through 212‑25) back to the public safety committee for further consideration. Those ordinances, which amend contracts to house inmates from neighboring jurisdictions in Parma’s detention center, were each moved and seconded and were sent back to committee for additional review rather than being adopted that night.
Mayor DeGeeter used the meeting to inform council that police‑chief interviews will be held the following Wednesday with the safety director and a chief from a comparable city as part of the hiring process for a replacement expected early next year.
The council confirmed a mayoral recommendation to reappoint Dennis Vasco to the Board of Building Appeals; the reappointment will be confirmed at the council meeting that evening and covers a five‑year term ending 11/21/2030.
The council adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
What’s next: The council will finalize the permanent budget in March, and referred prison‑housing agreements will return to the public safety committee for detailed review.
