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Parma Heights council unanimously approves ordinances and grant applications in brief Nov. 21 meeting
Summary
The Parma Heights City Council read multiple ordinances by title and unanimously passed resolutions authorizing insurance coverage with Medical Mutual of Ohio and applications for Cuyahoga County CDBG and supplemental grants; several items were noted as second readings and declared emergency where specified.
Parma Heights City Council on Nov. 21 read several ordinances by title and approved a series of resolutions, most by unanimous vote and without extended discussion.
Assistant Clerk Neel read the titles of ordinances and resolutions during the meeting. Councilman Rounds moved, and Councilman Stavole seconded, to read Ordinance 2022-37 authorizing a contract with American Legal Publishing for codification services; the motion to read by title passed and the item was noted as its second reading. Assistant Clerk Neel likewise read Ordinance 2022-39 to authorize a contract with Richard L. Bowen + Associates, Inc. to serve as city engineer (including a stated provision for payment and an emergency clause); Ordinance 2022-40 to amend Section One, Rule Seven of the council Rules of Order; and a resolution authorizing prisoner housing services with the City of North Royalton. Each of those read-by-title motions passed by recorded voice vote.
The council then considered resolutions that were moved, had the rules suspended, and were passed unanimously. Resolution 2022-42 authorized the administration to secure employee insurance coverage with Medical Mutual of Ohio and declared an emergency; Councilwoman Durichko moved and Councilwoman Maruschak seconded the motion to suspend the rules and then moved for passage. Resolution 2022-43 authorized submission of an application to the Cuyahoga County Department of Development for the 2022 Community Development Block Grant; Councilwoman DeSouza moved to suspend the rules and Councilman Stavole seconded before the council moved for passage. Resolution 2022-44 authorized submission of an application for the Cuyahoga County 2023 Community Development Supplemental Grant; Councilman Haase moved, Councilwoman Maruschak seconded, and the council moved for passage after suspending rules. Minutes record that no questions or comments were offered on these items prior to passage.
All recorded votes on the motions and passages in the minutes were unanimous among members present. The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
Ending: The meeting lasted approximately eight minutes; no additional public comment or extended debate was recorded in the meeting minutes.
