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Hiram council approves trail easement, park camping, bond updates and three emergency resolutions
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting Hiram’s council passed multiple ordinances and emergency resolutions, including a trail easement agreement, park overnight camping, leasehold bid authorization, bond-language amendments for vehicle and sidewalk bonds, and emergency resolutions for recycling collection, speed cameras ($30,000) and a village credit card policy update.
Hiram Village Council on Sept. 16 approved multiple ordinances and emergency resolutions in a single meeting session.
Key votes and motions
- Ordinance 2025-22 (Trail Use Agreement and Trail Easement with Buckeye Trail Association Inc.): motion by C. Szell; passed 6-0. The ordinance approves forms for a public access trail easement.
- Ordinance 2025-23 (Use of Village Park for Overnight Camping at Designated Locations): motion by J. Fernandez; passed 6-0.
- Ordinance 2025-25 (Authorization to Seek Bids for Leasehold Interest in 11613 Garfield Road): council suspended rules and approved amended minimum bid language; amendment to set minimum bid at $800/month passed 6-0; final approval as amended passed 6-0.
- Ordinance 2025-28 (Amendment to bond ordinance 2025-20 for vehicle and equipment bonds, replacing a whereas clause): rules suspended and ordinance passed 6-0; original bond maximum principal amount referenced $145,000 for vehicles and equipment.
- Ordinance 2025-29 (Amendment to bond ordinance 2025-21 for sidewalk work): rules suspended and ordinance passed 6-0; bond maximum principal amount referenced $240,000 for sidewalk construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation.
- Res. 2025-18 (Award contract to Kimble Recycling & Disposal, Inc. for recycling collection): council amended language for clarity and passed the resolution 6-0.
- Res. 2025-19 (Appropriation of $30,000 from the General Fund for speed cameras and $4,350 to the Fire Fund): rules suspended and resolution passed 6-0; the resolution also ratified past actions.
- Res. 2025-20 (Authorize designated personnel to use a Village credit card): council amended the authorized-person list to include the Fire Chief and passed the resolution 6-0.
Votes at a glance: all listed ordinances and resolutions received unanimous approval where recorded, except the nuisance-animal ordinance (2025-26) which was amended in a divided vote and remains under revision.
Procedural notes: several items were passed under emergency declarations and with rules suspension motions that passed unanimously. Council convened an executive session at 9:22 p.m. on pending litigation and reconvened and adjourned later in the evening.
