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Monday, July 29, 2024
1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. EDT

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166 S High St, Akron, Ohio 44308 Akron, OH 44308 (Directions)

Akron Municipal Building, 3rd floor City Council Chambers

Regular Akron City Council committee meetings held every Monday afternoon (except for holidays.) Committees begin at 1 p.m. and end around 4 p.m. The committees are Planning and Economic Development; Parks and Recreation; Rules; Public Service; Public Safety; Health and Social Services; Public Utilities and Green; Budget and Finance; Housing and Neighborhood Assistance. Not every committee meets every week. Check Monday morning for final committee calls.

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Akron - OH Documenters Team

Live reporting by Wittman Sullivan

Rule committee votes 3-2 in favor of an adverse report regarding Mayor's proposed charter amendment that would allow external police and fire chief candidates. The vote is a recommendation to council to not support the amendment.

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan

Hey everybody, I will be Documenting this afternoon's Akron City Council Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting at Akron City Hall (166 S. High Street) with #AKRDocumenters and @SignalAkron

12:30 PM Jul 29, 2024 CDT

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan 2/8

The meeting started at 1:01 PM with Jeff Fusco (Chair), Donnie kammer, Sharon Connor, Tina Boyes, and Johnnie Hannah Present
The previous meeting minutes passed unanimously
Fusco requested time on items
He said item 10 was pulled by the sponsor
He filed items 11 and 12

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan 3/8

Suzie Graham Moore said Item 3 enters Akron into the Summit County Intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding for Job Creation and Tax Revenue Sharing agreement which was made 15 years ago

council.summitoh.net/files-legislat…

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan 4/8

She said the agreement prevents local governments from using funding or programs to attract existing businesses from other jurisdictions in the county
She said the agreement prevents the economic losses that come with employers moving between jurisdictions within the county

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan 5/8

Fusco said this is a "comprehensive regional" approach to economic development and he wants City Council to send a signal that they are in favor of this
Fusco requested that council suspend the rules and vote on the item tonight (6:30 PM Regular Meeting)
Item passed unanimously

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan 6/8

The Planning committee meeting ended at 1:05 PM. The next Akron City Council Committee meetings will be September 9th at 1 PM at Akron City Hall (166 S. High Street). For more coverage check out

akron.documenters.org

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan 7/8

Have a question? Think we got something wrong? Send any questions about this meeting or these tweets to documenters@signalakron.org

Wittman Sullivan @WittmanSullivan 8/8

Check out the next Akron City Council Rules Committee Meeting HERE

https://x.com/WittmanSullivan/status/1817995173017612590?t=XB5-SGLCquHTgRstoALD-Q&s=19

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IN PERSON: Council meets each Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. in council chambers on the third floor of the Akron Municipal Building, 166 South High Street. City Council does not meet when a national holiday falls on a Monday, and recesses the month of August and the last two weeks of December.

For accomodations in access: Yamini Adkins, Director of Human Resources, 166 South High Street, Municipal Building, Suite 103, Akron, Ohio 44308, (voice) 330-375-2780. If you require TDD phone service call Ohio Relay at 800-750-0750 and they will assist in contacting the Department of Human Resources at (330) 375-2780.”