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After executive session Hiram council authorizes bond counsel, banking talks and a schedule change
Summary
Following an executive session on personnel and contracts, the Hiram Village Council authorized Mayor Haynam to seek bond counsel with Squire Patton Boggs, approved negotiations with Huntington Bank (5-1), and rescheduled future council meetings to the third Tuesday of each month.
After an executive session cited under ORC 121.22 for personnel and contract matters, Hiram Village Council reconvened and approved several administrative directions on April 8, 2025.
Council reconvened at 9:06 p.m. on a motion by Councilman Christopher Perme with a second from Council President Chris Szell. After resuming open session, Councilman Juan Fernandez moved that Mayor Anne Haynam seek bond counsel with Squire Patton Boggs; Councilman David Smith seconded and the motion passed 6-0. Council President Szell then moved to authorize Mayor Haynam to negotiate with Huntington Bank; Mr. Perme seconded and the motion passed on a 5-1 vote. Council also voted to move regular council meetings to the third Tuesday of each month on a motion by Mr. Szell; that motion passed 6-0.
The minutes cite ORC 121.22 as the statutory basis for the executive session but record the post-session actions only as motions approved in open session; the record does not include details of the confidential discussions that took place during executive session.
