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:
Temp. Ord. A-1: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of annual requirements for certain services, materials, supplies, and equipment for use by the Electrical Division during 2026. According to Electric Department Supervisor Rod Troxell, this measure will allow the electric department to purchase items such as transformers, fiberglass utility poles, and other items used by the electric department throughout 2026. The cap on this legislation is to be $2.3 million and all comes from the electric department’s fund. The department will use competitive pricing when purchasing said supplies. The committee voted to bring this measure out for a vote before all of council Monday, January 26.
Temp. Ord. A-2: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts with Milsoft Utility Solutions for the purpose of installing and maintaining an outage management system for the Cuyahoga Falls Electric System. This will be for the software Troxell’s office asked for during budget hearings, which will track outages and interface directly with our new electric meters. The software is subscription-based and the city will pay $124k per year. The software will allow service crews to pinpoint an outage before they leave the shop and return power to customers faster than the previous methods. There will also be a public portal that residents can use to see how large the outage is and how long before the problem will be fixed. Currently the city is looking for a 5-year contract with this provider. The committee voted to bring this measure out for a vote before all of council next Monday.
Temp. Ord. A-3: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of the city’s annual requirements of certain services, materials and supplies for use by the Water, Sewer, and Storm Water Divisions during 2026. As done with the electric department this measure is to actually purchase the items budgeted for 2026 that were budgeted last month. It also pays for residents of newly purchased homes to have an affordable inspection to make sure clean storm water is not being mixed into the sanitary sewer system. The city has made this inspection program available to homebuyers since 2004. The committee voted to bring this measure out for a vote before all of council Monday, January 26.
Public & Industrial Improvements:
Temp. Ord. A-4: An ordinance authorizing the director of public service to enter into a contract or contracts, according to law, with Power Line Supply Company, for the purchase of major equipment for the capacitor banks at Valley Substation. This was also budgeted for 2026 and will allow the electric department to purchase new capacitors for the Valley Substation. The capacitors are being purchased from the lowest and most qualified vendor. The committee voted to bring this measure out for a vote before all of council Monday, January 26.
Public Affairs:
Temp. Ord. A-5: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract or contracts for the sale of certain real property known as Vacant Land on Orchestra Street. Presented by City Engineer Tony Demasi, this legislation pertains to the stormwater detention pond in the Blossom Glens subdivision. Last year it was learned that this property was still in the name of an expired LLC and was in default as far as the county was concerned on taxes. Upon learning this the city worked with the Summit County Land Bank and purchased the property with the intent to bring the retention pond up to current standards and turn over the pond to the HOA who will be responsible for its future upkeep. Part of the process of bringing the pond up to current standards is that newer standards not only require detention ponds not only hold water, but also that they remove phosphorus and E. coli to improve the quality of the trapped water. The HOA has already signed a memorandum of agreement with the city. The committee voted to bring this measure out for a vote before all of council next Monday.
Community Development:
A-6: An ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract or contracts for the sale of certain real property known as 2550 Northland Street. As presented by Community Development Director Mary Spaugy, the property was owned by an elderly resident with no surviving family. The Summit County Land Bank took control of the property last year and Habitat for Humanity expressed interest in the property. Rochelle Sibbio spoke on behalf of Habitat, stating the project would be added to their 2027 list of construction. The home will be a 3-bedroom with a detached two-car garage. Sibbio recognized many city council members and Mayor Walters, who have already contributed labor to the four Habitat homes already in Cuyahoga Falls. In the 20-plus years Sibbio has been involved with the agency she has had the pleasure of being present for 58 of the “new Homeowners” making their last payment and owning their homes outright. If you are interested in helping this organization, you may volunteer at https://www.hfhsummitcounty.org/joinus/volunteer. The committee voted to bring this measure out for a vote before all of council Monday, January 26.
