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Avon council approves participation in Lorain County CDBG program; one councilmember objects
Summary
Avon City Council on Aug. 3 authorized participation in the Lorain County Urban County CDBG program and authorized the mayor to execute a HUD cooperation agreement; the adoption passed 6-1 with Councilmember Jennifer Demaline voting no.
The Avon City Council voted to authorize the city, through the mayor's office, to participate in the Lorain County Urban County Community Development Block Grant program and to authorize the mayor to execute the HUD cooperation agreement. The measure was presented as Resolution No. R-14-26, which the clerk read by title.
Councilmember Scott Radcliffe moved to suspend the rules and act on the resolution; the suspension passed unanimously. Radcliffe then moved to adopt Resolution R-14-26; the adoption passed 6-1, with Councilmember Jennifer Demaline recorded as voting "no." The clerk’s reading identifies the resolution as authorizing participation in the Lorain County program and authorizing execution of the HUD cooperation agreement; the resolution also includes language declaring an emergency.
The meeting record does not record debate or specific funding details for the city’s participation or the terms of the HUD cooperation agreement. The resolution text in the minutes confirms the council’s authorization and the mayor’s authority to execute the cooperation agreement on the city’s behalf.
