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Green committee roundup: budget tweaks, road resurfacing plans and policing-contract housekeeping
Summary
At committee meetings March 25, Green City Council members approved minutes and heard updates on a $302,696 appropriations modification, a Maslin Road resurfacing plan requiring an extra $185,000 from city funds, a 100% HAZMAT training grant application, and policing-contract supplements that add insurance protections; transportation bids and timing were also discussed.
The Green City Council convened committee meetings March 25 and approved the March 11 minutes by roll call, with five votes in favor and two members absent.
Finance Committee Chair Mister Neugebauer summarized three items before the committee, including Resolution 2025-R07, a third-reading modification of appropriations the chair said includes a $5,060,000 line for ArtsNow and a grant-funded outreach position with a net fund impact of $36,004.83. Neugebauer told colleagues the committee is recommending several minor changes and highlighted a proposed $80,000 use of the electric-aggregation fund to purchase an extra HVAC unit now to hedge tariff-driven price increases. "We did receive a grant last year ... and that's under the general fund," Neugebauer said, describing the ArtsNow line and grant-funded staffing.
Neugebauer also detailed a parks and recreation increase for mowing and press-box removal (a $15,000 item, up roughly $2,500 from the prior figure) and said cemetery and Greensburg Park mowing contributed to the overall modification. The chair said the total appropriation modification under discussion is $302,696.
On infrastructure, the committee reviewed Resolution 2025-R13, consenting and cooperating with the Ohio director of transportation on resurfacing State Route 241 (Maslin Road). The assistant city engineer, Paul, said the city budgeted $460,000 for the project but expects a total city outlay of $619,944; the legislation would allocate an additional $185,000 from the street-construction fund so the city can remit payment before work begins. Paul said construction is likely in July and recommended second-reading passage to allow time for purchase orders and central-office processing.
The committee also previewed Resolution 2025-R09, an application for a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio hazardous-materials training grant to fund an eight-hour HAZMAT class for all fire personnel. The presenter said the grant is a 100% reimbursement award (no local match) but is reimbursable, meaning the city must pay costs up front. "This grant is a 100% grant. There are no matching funds, but it is a reimbursement grant," the presenter explained, noting the department would still train personnel if the grant is not received, but in-house training would be a different, lower-cost option.
Public Safety committee members discussed two policing-related items. Resolution 2025-R10 would execute a supplement to the policing contract with the Summit County Sheriff's Office confirming credits the city receives back from the county for leased station space, tower-electric arrangements and tactical-medic equipment costs. Resolution 2025-R11 would add an insurance rider listing the city as an additional insured for county employees acting within the scope of their employment; the mayor and city attorney said the change was requested after the city’s insurance carrier reviewed municipal contracts and that Summit County’s executive office agreed to the language.
Transportation committee members discussed Resolution 2025-R08, the award of the 2025 resurfacing contract to the lowest responsive bidder (base bid $646,007.25, base-plus-alternate about $721,007.69). Staff identified neighborhoods and streets that would be resurfaced, described the contractor’s scope (milling and structural repairs) and said the city's highway department typically places surface asphalt; the assistant city engineer said work would likely begin late May or June and last roughly 16 weeks.
Communications staff announced an electric-aggregation town hall next Thursday that will be livestreamed and recorded; an outreach specialist from the Ohio Consumers' Counsel will present and one-on-one assistance will be available for residents who need help understanding bills.
Votes at a glance: the committee meeting approved the March 11 minutes by roll call (5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain; two members absent); all legislative resolutions discussed were moved to the regular meeting schedule or left on their current reading schedules for later council action.
The committees adjourned at about 5:51 p.m.; the full council reconvened at 7:00 p.m. for its regular meeting.
