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Parma Heights council adopts alcohol and personnel ordinance changes, OKs sale of surplus vehicles
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting, Parma Heights City Council passed Ordinance Nos. 2024‑70 and 2024‑76 and Resolution No. 2024‑78, approving an amendment to the city's alcohol prohibitions, changes to the personnel code and authorization to sell obsolete city vehicles at public auction.
Parma Heights City Council approved two ordinances and a resolution during its Tuesday meeting, voting unanimously among members present to amend the city's rules on alcoholic beverages, update personnel provisions and authorize the sale of obsolete vehicles.
Clerk Barbara Allen read the full titles before each vote. For Ordinance No. 2024‑70 — "An Ordinance Amending Section 961.01 Entitled 'Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited' of the Parma Heights Codified Ordinances, and Declaring an Emergency" — Councilwoman Laura Maruschak moved for passage and Councilwoman Deanna DeSouza seconded. The roll call vote recorded ayes from Maruschak, Durichko, Palmisano, DeSouza, Kolezynski and Council President Tom Rounds; the ordinance passed.
Council then considered Ordinance No. 2024‑76, "An Ordinance Amending Section 151.01 Entitled 'Personnel' of the Parma Heights Codified Ordinances, and Declaring an Emergency." Councilwoman DeSouza moved and Councilwoman Maruschak seconded; the council voted to suspend the rules and passed the ordinance by roll call with the same aye votes from members present.
Clerk Allen also read Ordinance No. 2024‑77, a more comprehensive measure to update and republish the city's codified ordinances; Council President Rounds identified that reading as the ordinance's first reading and no final vote was taken.
The council approved Resolution No. 2024‑78, "Authorizing the Administration to Dispose of Obsolete City Vehicles and Equipment at a Public Sale Through GovPlanet/IronPlanet, and Declaring an Emergency," after a motion by Councilman Jason Kolezynski and a second from Councilwoman DeSouza. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote with members present voting aye.
All recorded votes on the passed items were unanimous among members in attendance; Councilman Haase was excused. The meeting minutes show standard procedure — titles read by Clerk Allen, motions made by councilmembers, roll-call votes and ordnance status (third reading, first reading) specified. The council adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
What happens next: Ordinance No. 2024‑70 and No. 2024‑76 were adopted as emergency measures as read; Ordinance No. 2024‑77 will return for a future reading and vote. The resolution gives the administration authority to proceed with public auction sales of listed equipment.
