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North Royalton law director to retire; mayor to reinstate Safety Director and explore EMS levy
Summary
Law Director Thomas A. Kelly submitted a resignation effective May 31, 2026. Mayor Paul Marnecheck announced he will restore a Safety Director position and place a "resolution of necessity" about a potential EMS levy on the May 19 Council agenda to gather financial information.
Assistant Law Director Todd Schrader read a May 5, 2026 letter from Law Director Thomas A. Kelly announcing his resignation and planned retirement effective May 31, 2026. Kelly's letter thanked staff and family and was entered into the record verbatim by the Law Department.
Mayor Paul F. Marnecheck addressed the council and public, noting that Kelly's pending departure, along with recent retirements including Service Director Nick Cinquepalmi and attorney Donna Vozar, will remove significant institutional knowledge. The mayor said he has decided to reinstitute the Safety Director position and will introduce legislation to that effect on the May 19 Council agenda.
On the same May 19 agenda, the mayor said he will present a "resolution of necessity" to obtain accurate financial information regarding a potential EMS levy; he requested the topic be agendized for the Safety Committee. The mayor described the resolution as a first step to determining levy financials rather than a commitment to place a levy before voters.
The mayor also mentioned city landscaping work at City Hall and thanked Historical Society volunteer Connie Mayer for confirming that no landscape features on the site are designated historical.
Thomas A. Kelly's letter included expressions of gratitude to colleagues and family and formal notice that his last day would be May 31, 2026. The council recorded the reading of the letter in communications and department reports.
