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.
Legislation Scheduled for Discussion
Finance & Appropriations:
B-121: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract or contracts with Cholestone LLC for the sale of vacant real property located on Main Street and not needed for any municipal purpose and declaring an emergency. This property came to the office of Diania Colavecchio. Director of Community Development, as a housing case and had been an ongoing problem with had many of the violations adjudicated through the court system. After over ten years the owner abandoned the property, and the city was able to acquire it through the land bank (for approximately $800). Once cleaned and brought into compliance, the property was placed on the market and received a bid for $30k. This legislation will allow the city to sell the parcel. Legislation was introduced to the committee during a special City Council meeting held before the finance committee meeting Monday night. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday, December 22.
B-113: An ordinance adopting a cybersecurity program as required by law. One of the things contained in House Bill 96, passed in June 2025, required that municipalities have a cyber security program in place. The city was already 90-95% compliant. State law asks that best practices be utilized and should there ever be a situation where the city has their data held hostage, that only City Council can approve paying any ransoms. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday.
B-114: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase of annual requirements of certain materials and supplies for use by the Sanitation Division during 2026. Sanitation Supervisor Chuck Novak stated this will allow him to purchase supplies requested during budget hearing a few weeks ago. Yard carts will make up the bigger part of the expense ($151k) and typically have a 10-year lifespan. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday, December 22.
B-115: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase of annual requirements of certain materials and supplies for use by the Street Division during 2026. This legislation is very similar in the sense that it allows the street department to spend funds it requested during budget. The majority of the expense will be 7,000 tons of road salt. Novak mentioned there was an increase for this year from $43/ton to $63/ton. The legislation also allows for asphalt for use by the street department. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday.
B-116: An ordinance authorizing the mayor, as director of public safety, to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of annual requirements for certain services, materials, supplies, and equipment for use by the Fire Department during 2026. The contract is with Atlantic Emergency Services out of Macedonia and the service they provide has them visiting and performing inspection and warrantee work on the equipment our fire fighters use, including trucks. The cost of this contract for 2026 will be $175k. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday, December 22.
B-117: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase of annual requirements of certain services, materials, and supplies for use by the Garage Division during 2026. As with the legislation above this will be for fuel, tires, parts and repairs and all of it was discussed in budget. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday.
B-118: An ordinance authorizing the mayor, as director of public safety, or the director of public service, to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, for the purchase or lease of various vehicles and related equipment for use by the city. The attachment to the legislation showed council a list of vehicles and machinery budgeted for purchase in 2026 and how much the costs would be spread across the different city departments that will be using them. Some of the highlights include a mid-size electric SUV for the police department for $75k, in electric services $400k for a bucket truck, and $250k for a crane truck. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday, December 22.
B-119: A resolution requesting the Summit County Fiscal Officer to make advance distribution of tax receipts payable to the City of Cuyahoga Falls. Finance Director Bryan Hoffman explained this is a yearly document and it allows the city to request and advance on what the county has collected thus far to the city. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday.
B-120: An ordinance providing for supplemental and/or amended appropriations of money for current operating expenses and capital expenditures of the City of Cuyahoga Falls, and authorizing the transfer and advances of appropriations within and for the various funds hereinafter set forth. This is also a yearly ordinance and it gives Hoffman’s office the authority to make transfers between funds to finish up the year. Council was presented with three handouts showing the changes requested and Hoffman went over the changes with the committee. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday.
Community Development:
B-99: An ordinance declaring the improvement to certain parcels on an approximate 7.4 acre site between Bath Road and Graham Road in the city to be a public purpose and exempt from taxation pursuant to ORC 5709.40(B); providing for the collection and deposit of service payments and specifying the purposes for which those service payments may be expended; authorizing school compensation payments. This legislation will allow the city to enter into a TIFF for the Silver Birch development. Council approved the site plan in June of this year and the project will create 40 full-time jobs and itself is valued at over $17 million. The length of the TIFF is 30 years, however it is a “non school TIFF” meaning that school taxes will continue to be collected on the property. The funds would be used only for infrastructure. Attached to the legislation for council was a list that specifically called out what infrastructure would qualify under the TIFF such as water, sewer, stormwater, streetscape, and landscape. The committee voted to bring this out for a vote before full council next Monday.
