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Silver Lake Village Council unanimously adopts three ordinances, including Summit County revenue-sharing MOU
Summary
The Village of Silver Lake Council on Sept. 2 unanimously suspended rules and adopted Ordinances 67-2025, 68-2025 and 69-2025. Council approved a Summit County revenue‑sharing memorandum intended to aid grant applications, accepted updated replacement code pages, and authorized public-records training attendance.
The Village of Silver Lake Council unanimously adopted three ordinances on Sept. 2 after motions to suspend the rules and roll-call votes.
Ordinance No. 67-2025 authorizes the mayor to execute a revised Summit County intergovernmental memorandum of understanding for job creation, retention and tax revenue sharing and declares an emergency. Mayor Dunphy told Council the memorandum "will assist the Village when filing grant applications for infrastructure improvements." Clerk-Treasurer Sean Housley told members the MOU is not expected to materially change Village revenues; Housley said the only potential impact would be on income-tax collections tied to the local school district if its total payroll exceeded $4.5 million annually. Phil Kaplan moved to suspend the rules and to adopt the ordinance; Kevin Rozsa seconded the suspension and the adoption. Roll-call votes for both motions were 6–0 in favor.
Ordinance No. 68-2025 approves updated replacement pages to the Village's codified ordinances, incorporating changes issued in the first half of 2025 and updates to the State of Ohio traffic code. Law Director Patricia Ambrose Rubright explained the Village must conform to changes in the Ohio Revised Code even though the Village uses a different internal numbering system. Council suspended the rules (motion by Phil Kaplan, seconded by Betsy Meyer) and adopted the ordinance (motion by Phil Kaplan, seconded by Kevin Rozsa) on unanimous roll-call votes (6–0).
Ordinance No. 69-2025 authorizes the clerk-treasurer to attend required education on Ohio public-records law on behalf of the Village's elected officials. Mayor Dunphy said she has attended the training and found it useful; she asked that any Council member who completes the webinar retain the certificate of completion. Council suspended the rules (motion by Phil Kaplan, seconded by Betsy Meyer) and adopted the ordinance (motion by Phil Kaplan, seconded by Chris Scott) by unanimous roll-call vote (6–0).
The ordinances were moved and adopted during the meeting's Planning, Zoning and Insurance agenda items and are effective per the emergency declarations noted in each measure. The Council set its next meeting for Sept. 15, 2025, when additional legislation and funding items will be considered.
