Cuyahoga Falls City Council holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Council committee meetings are held on the first and third Mondays in order to allow councilmembers to publicly discuss pending legislation that will be voted on at regular meetings. The public is free to comment on pending legislation during the allowed time set aside as part of committee meetings.
New Ordinances & Resolutions
B-94: An ordinance approving text amendments to the Cuyahoga Falls Development Code adopting both a definition and regulations restricting the locations of vape shops, as more fully described and depicted herein. Assigned to the planning and zoning committee for discussion Monday, November 17.
B-95: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, without competitive bidding, with JCI Jones for the purchase of liquid chlorine to be utilized for water treatment throughout 2026. Assigned to the finance committee for discussion Monday, November 17.
B-96: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purpose of upgrading the underground subtransmission cables leaving Valley Substation. Assigned to the finance committee for discussion Monday, November 17.
B-97: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, after receiving public proposals, for the purpose of constructing a city-owned 20 MW AC solar array located at the Hardy Road Landfill; authorizing the director of public service to enter into a lease agreement with the City of Akron. Assigned to the sustainability, energy & environment committee for discussion Monday, November 17. This lease agreement will move Cuyahoga Falls forward in creating the largest municipally owned solar array in Ohio.
Reports of Council’s Standing Committees
Finance & Appropriations:
B-88: An ordinance amending Section 921.06 of the Codified Ordinances, relating to termination of service. Passed 9-0.
B-90: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract or contracts, without competitive bidding, with NEOGOV for human resources and payroll management software and related services for a period not to exceed three years. Passed 9-0.
B-91: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the replacement of the 6” water main with an 8” water main, on Valley Road, from Maitland Avenue to the intersection of Valley Road and State Road. Passed 9-0.
Public Affairs:
B-92: A resolution confirming the reappointment of Dr. Patrick Blakeslee as the City of Cuyahoga Falls representative to serve on the Summit County Combined General Health District Board of Health for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31. Passed 9-0.
Communications to Public Officials
The clerk of council received notice from the Ohio Department of Liquor Control for a license application for 650 Graham Road doing business as Sheetz.
Miscellaneous Business:
Council voted to excuse the absence of Mika Penta and Jerry James 9-0.
The finance committee also met Monday night to discuss the city’s 2026 budget:
B-89: An ordinance establishing annual appropriations of money for the current expenses, capital expenditures and other expenses of the City of Cuyahoga Falls for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Finance Committee Chair Mary Nichols-Rhodes began the meeting by asking if there were any questions or comments over the departments reviewed last week, and there were none. The departments discussed this week were showing slight increases from the city having 27 paychecks this year (it happens regularly every ten to 12 years) and several departments will see an increase for computers and training. Municipal Income Tax director Matt Skitzki stated that collections softened in mid-2025 and they are looking for it to return to normal mid-2026. As far as working with RITA. Skitzki stated that 2/3 of all taxes filed are done online and questions that come into his office are regularly taken care of before the customer leaves.
Water superintendent Russ Kring reports that infrastructure upgrades are continuing within the water department, and the crews working within the department are staying shovel-ready on many of their current projects to keep ahead of the street department’s pacing schedule.
Electric Service Supervisor Rod Troxell presented his budget to the committee, and it includes more critter guards to substations around the city because they are working. Tree trimming will go hi-tech with AI able to see the type of tree from satellite images. The city’s vendor can now use the information to set up a trimming schedule based on real conditions to improve efficiency of the trimming schedule. Over the next few Monday nights both Police and Fire and the remaining departments will present their 2026 budgets to the finance committee to be voted on by city council.
