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Hello Joan,

Welcome to Issue 6 of Akron City Council's Legislative Spotlight.

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We aim to share highlights from the Council's legislative agenda from Monday's Committee and Council meetings. Make sure you read all the way through to the 'Did You Know' section. We will continue to feature the definitions of and information about commonly used terms and acquaint you with council-related facts.

To our regular subscribers, thanks for continuing to stay abreast of the legislative agenda of Akron City Council.

We trust that the information shared in each week's Legislative Spotlight will educate, empower and liberate you to become increasingly engaged with your City Council in making Akron a better place to live for all of its residents.

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Sincerely,

Margo Sommerville

Council President

Ward 3 Council Member

Legislative Highlights From Monday, October 3rd, 2022

Applications are open for the Citizen Oversight Board! More information and the application can be found here . Applications are due Monday, October 31, 2022.

Council held a Special Meeting on Monday for a Q & A session on dash camera technology and tasers. Committee and Council meetings are live-streamed on YouTube .

The legislation featured in last week’s spotlight regarding Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) passed unanimously at Monday’s meeting.

ORDINANCE 271-2022

Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to amend the Coventry-Akron JEDD agreement; approving the addition of property to the Coventry-Akron Joint Economic Development District; and declaring an emergency.

ORDINANCE 272-2022

Authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to negotiate, enter into, execute and deliver agreements and/or other documents in connection with the acquisition of 3445 South Main Street, Akron Ohio 44319, Summit County PPN 1909395; and declaring an emergency.

ORDINANCE 273-2022

Authorizing the Mayor or his designee to enter into and execute an agreement or agreements between the City of Akron and Coventry Township, in order to allow for the acquisition and joint development of a vacant tract of real estate within Coventry Township; and declaring an emergency.

You can see all the legislation discussed during the October 3rd meeting at: https://onlinedocs.akronohio.gov/OnBaseAgendaOnline/

Special Meeting

A Special Meeting can be called by the Mayor, the President of the Council, or four Council members. Only items included in the Special Meeting Notice can be discussed at that meeting.

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Margo Sommerville, President

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