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North Olmsted Council adopts public-safety purchases, plan amendment and staffing changes
Summary
The North Olmsted City Council on Aug. 19 unanimously approved a package of items including the purchase of eight license-plate readers funded by a $24,000 grant, a demolition order for an unsafe property, creation of a juvenile diversion division, and several staffing additions and rule changes. Council also amended the 2025 Comprehensive Plan.
North Olmsted City Council on Aug. 19, 2025, adopted a set of measures that included the purchase of eight license-plate readers funded by a Violent Crime Reduction Program grant, an order to demolish an unsafe home, creation of a juvenile diversion division in the Department of Public Safety and addition of a dispatch supervisor position.
The council voted 7-0 to adopt Resolution 2025-70 to acquire eight FLOCK Safety Falcon license-plate readers at a cost of $24,000. Councilman Shymske moved to suspend the three-reading rule, saying, "we need to get this updated technology installed as soon as possible," and the suspension and adoption passed unanimously.
Council also moved, suspended and adopted Ordinance 2025-74 (7-0), authorizing demolition and removal of the unsafe structure at 5035 Porter Road and directing that abatement costs be certified as a lien on the parcel pursuant to R.C. 715.26 and 715.261.
On staffing and organizational changes, the council adopted Ordinance 2025-78 (7-0) to establish a Division of Juvenile Diversion within the Department of Public Safety and Ordinance 2025-79 (7-0) to add the position of Dispatch Supervisor to the Division of Police. Mayor Dailey Jones requested suspensions for both items and Councilman Shymske argued the dispatch supervisor was "vitally important" as other municipalities consider joining dispatch.
Other items read into the record included Ordinance 2025-71 (Faro Focus Core 3D replacement scanner, $48,997.23, listed as funded through the Equitable Sharing Fund) and Resolution 2025-73 (a three-year dispatching agreement with the City of Berea at $455,436.00 per year with a 3% annual increase). Those measures were listed for council consideration; the meeting record shows the Faro scanner and Berea contract were presented on the agenda and recommended by committee but does not record their final adoption in this session.
Councilman Limpert moved and council approved an amendment to Resolution 2025-17, the 2025 Comprehensive Plan, to add a clause changing its wording to read "on file as thereafter amended by Council"; that amendment passed 7-0. The council also approved the reappointment of Keegan Radeff to the Tax Incentive Review Council and amended Rule 121.01(40) on legislative request timelines, both by 7-0 votes.
In committee reports, the Finance Director reported fiscal trends including a 10% increase in revenues year-over-year, utilities up about 19.8%, and health-care claims down $372,000 for the quarter; the Finance Committee also recommended renewal of a McCaulley & Company, LLC grant-writing contract and adjustments to an R.E. Warner job-creation grant timeline.
In public comment, Shayna Muckerheide, branch manager of the North Olmsted Library, described after-school programming and announced a Community Resource Fair on Nov. 8, 2025; resident Mike Babinec thanked staff for securing access to the Veterans Memorial during park construction.
The meeting concluded with scheduling of committee meetings for Aug. 26 and adjournment at 8:22 p.m.
