Parma Heights City Council unanimously authorizes purchase agreement for fire apparatus

Parma Heights City Council voted unanimously on June 2, 2023, to adopt Ordinance No. 2023-33, authorizing the administration to enter into a purchase agreement for one fire apparatus at a state purchase price not to exceed $2,000,000 and declaring an emergency to allow immediate procurement. Council President Tom Rounds presided over the special meeting.

The ordinance was introduced by Councilman Haase, who read the title at the June 2 meeting. The council accepted a charter-based waiver of the 48-hour notice requirement (Article III, Section 2) after councilmembers signed the waiver and approved it by voice/roll call. Clerk of Council Barbara Allen then read the ordinance title aloud before the council voted to suspend the rules and move directly to final passage.

Councilman Haase moved to suspend the rules, with Councilwoman Maruschak seconding; the roll call vote to suspend the rules was unanimous. Haase then moved for passage of Ordinance No. 2023-33, again seconded by Maruschak. A roll call vote recorded all seven members present—Stavole, Haase, Maruschak, DeSouza, Durichko, Walsh and Rounds—in favor; no members voted against or abstained. The ordinance passed and the emergency declaration took effect per the motion.

The ordinance authorizes the city administration to enter into a purchase agreement with a vendor qualified under the Ohio Department of Administrative Services at a state-purchase price not to exceed $2,000,000. The transcript records the dollar cap as $2,000,000.00; additional procurement details such as vendor name, delivery timeline, financing source, or payment schedule were not specified in the record.

The meeting recessed briefly to allow a call to an absent councilmember; the session resumed with Councilman Stavole present and participating in the unanimous votes. The council adjourned at 6:32 p.m.

Ordinance No. 2023-33 is recorded as adopted; the transcript contains no further discussion of specifications, vendor selection, or funding sources. Any administrative steps to finalize the purchase and secure funding were not described in the meeting record.