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Parma Heights council approves collective bargaining agreement with Fraternal Order of Police

Parma Heights City Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary

On June 12, 2023, Parma Heights City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2023-35, authorizing a collective bargaining agreement between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police (Patrolmen). The council suspended the rules and passed the ordinance by roll call vote.

Parma Heights City Council on June 12 approved Ordinance No. 2023-35, a collective bargaining agreement between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council, Inc. (Patrolmen).

Councilwoman DeSouza moved to suspend the rules and Councilwoman Maruschak seconded; Clerk Allen called roll and the suspension, and subsequently the ordinance passage, were recorded with ayes from Durichko, Walsh, Stavole, Haase, Maruschak, DeSouza and Rounds and no nays. The council declared the ordinance passed under the emergency motion.

Finance Director Iaconis had introduced the bargaining agreement earlier in the meeting during departmental reports and asked that it be considered with one reading; council action that evening implemented that request. The ordinance language read at the meeting authorizes the administration to execute the collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police (Patrolmen).

Also on the agenda were readings of other legislative items: Ordinance No. 2023-32 (amending Chapter 1301 to adopt the Residential Code of Ohio) is on its second reading; Ordinance/Resolution No. 2023-33 (amending Section 351.13, "parking of commercial vehicles") and Resolution No. 2023-34 (authorizing disposal of obsolete city vehicles via GovPlanet/IronPlanet) were read for their first readings and were not acted on that night.

Votes at a glance: - Approval of May 22, 2023 Parma Heights City Council Work Session minutes — approved on roll call (ayes: Maruschak, DeSouza, Durichko, Walsh, Stavole, Haase, Rounds). - Approval of May 22, 2023 Parma Heights City Council minutes — approved on roll call (ayes: DeSouza, Durichko, Walsh, Stavole, Haase, Maruschak, Rounds). - Approval of June 2, 2023 Parma Heights Special City Council minutes — approved on roll call (ayes: Durichko, Walsh, Stavole, Haase, Maruschak, DeSouza, Rounds). - Ordinance No. 2023-35 (collective bargaining agreement with Fraternal Order of Police) — passed on roll call (ayes: Durichko, Walsh, Stavole, Haase, Maruschak, DeSouza, Rounds).

The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.