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Council adopts charter changes moving Parks under service director and eliminating Parks & Rec commission
Summary
As part of the consent agenda, council adopted ordinances to place the Parks and Recreation Department under the service director and to remove the Parks and Recreation Commission from the Barberton charter.
The Barberton City Council adopted charter amendments on April 13 that move the Parks and Recreation Department under the service director and eliminate the Parks and Recreation Commission. The measures were adopted as part of the consent agenda.
The ordinances (listed in the consent agenda as numbers 46-2026 and 47-2026) were read and adopted by roll call during the meeting; the clerk recorded affirmative votes from a majority of council members during the consent adoption. Councilors discussed that amendments addressing public posting rules and departmental oversight would appear on the November ballot where applicable for voter consideration of related charter language.
Councilors framed the changes as administrative reorganization intended to streamline oversight of parks services under the service director’s office. The ordinance eliminating the Parks Commission and the related charter adjustments were included with other consent items approved by the council during the meeting.
Next steps: the changes were adopted by council vote and will be processed per the city’s charter and administrative procedures.
