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Parma Heights swears in new Service Director; council hears service, senior-center and public-safety updates
Summary
Mayor announced the retirement of longtime Service Director Dennis Patton and the swearing-in of Robert Sepik; council heard reports of new hires in the service department, senior-center activities and a Fire Department mutual-aid recognition, and received two public comments on the budget and Blossom Avenue.
Parma Heights Mayor announced at the Feb. 28 City Council meeting that longtime Service Director Dennis Patton has retired and that Robert Sepik was sworn in as the city’s new Service Director earlier that day. Director Sepik told council the service department recently hired three new employees.
Director Allen reported the recreation department and the senior center will look for opportunities to collaborate; he said nine local businesses, including the Mayor, have agreed to sponsor spring baseball teams and that registration is under way for a St. Patrick’s Day children’s event on March 12. The senior center also has resumed special trips and has signed several seniors up for the CodeRED notification system; a vaccination event (first and booster shots) is scheduled for March 7, with the time to be announced.
Director Heffernan said the Fire Department had provided mutual aid for major working fires and noted Sgt. Scott Jackson was recognized with a letter from the Brecksville Police Chief for assistance involving a sovereign-citizen incident. The Mayor also reported several gas stations were robbed in Parma recently and that two Parma Heights patrol officers assisted Parma during those incidents.
During public comment, Tammy Sebastian of 6814 Revere urged council to prioritize the service department in budgeting and said she has consistently spoken on its behalf. Fred Koch of 11667 Woodview Blvd welcomed new council members and asked the Mayor to clarify what the Blossom Avenue project and NEORSD involvement entail; the Mayor provided an explanation on the record.
The meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
