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The Fairview Park City Council meets to discuss various ordinances and resolutions, including approving contracts for infrastructure projects, amendments to solid waste collection charges, and honoring a service member. Key actions involve authorizing vehicle purchases, grants for community development, and assessing fees for sewer and street improvements.
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MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026 CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS CAUCUS - 6:45 PM | COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 PM MEETING CALL TO ORDER | MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS AND CLAIMS COMMITTEE REPORTS ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, PLANNING, ZONING & DEVELOPMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY SERVICES FINANCE ~ LEGISLATIVE AGENDA ~ AUDIENCE INPUT ON LEGISLATION UP FOR PASSAGE LEGISLATION UP FOR THIRD READING AND FINAL PASSAGE COUNCILWOMAN MANN ORD. 26-26 Authorizing RFPs for Professional Services for Lorain Road Project Design ORD. 26-27 Authorizing Agreement with USDA for Deer Management COUNCILWOMAN WERING ORD. 26-28 Amending Section 929.06 Solid Waste Collection Charges Expiration Date RES. 26-09 Renaming DEI Coalition COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD ORD. 26-29 Issuance and Sale of Bond Notes for City Sewer Improvements ORD. 26-30 Issuance and Sale of Bond Notes for City Streets Improvements ORD. 26-31 Solid Waste Fee Special Assessment for Tax Year 2026 ORD. 26-32 Street Lighting Assessment for Tax Year 2026 ORD. 26-33 Authorizing Contract with Smith and Oby for Boiler Replacements ORD. 26-34 Authorizing Owner’s Rep for Fire Department Co-Ed Facilities ORD. 26-35 Authorizing Purchase of Vehicles for Service Department RES. 26-11 County Fiscal Officer to Advance Taxes 2027 RES. 26-12 Alternative Tax Budget 2027 LEGISLATION UP FOR PASSAGE WITHOUT THREE READINGS COUNCIL PRESIDENT KING RES. 26-__ Honoring Pete Evanko for Service to City of Fairview Park Continued on next page LEGISLATION UP FOR PASSAGE WITHOUT THREE READINGS (continued) COUNCILWOMAN WERING ORD. 26-__ Amending FPCO Section 301.04 Bicycle; Motorized Bicycle; Moped; Electric Bicycle ORD. 26-__ Amending FPCO Chapter 373 Bicycles and Motorcycles COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD ORD. 26-36 Authorizing Sale of City-Owned Football Equipment ORD. 26-37 AFSCME Agreement 2026-2028 ORD. 26-38 Authorizing Application and Administration for 2027 CDBG Grant ORD. 26-39 Authorizing Application and Administration for 2027 CDSG Grant ORD. 26-40 Authorizing Sale of Obsolete City Vehicles RES. 26-13 Resolution Appointing Tax Incentive Review Council REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR, DIRECTORS AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS PUBLIC SESSION MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AND REPORTS FROM COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT Ordinance 26-26 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-26 ORIGINATED BY: MEGAN OTTER, ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN and COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILMAN MINEK, COUNCILMAN LANG and COUNCILMAN RALEY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO REQUEST PROPOSALS AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF CONTROL, FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE LORAIN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) was awarded grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) and the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (“NOACA”) for a total amount of three million two hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred dollars ($3,267,200) for improvements on Lorain Road (SR 10); and WHEREAS, the Lorain Road Infrastructure Enhancement Project (“Project”) will include resurfacing, full depth concrete and curb repairs, signal upgrades, installation of high-visibility ladder-style crosswalks, curb ramp replacements, curb bump outs and pavement markings on Lorain Road (SR 10) between the west and the east City limits with a project length of approximately 2.9 miles; and WHEREAS, additional work includes signal and pedestrian improvements consisting of new cabinets and controllers, communication equipment, emergency vehicle preemption, painted mast arms, and optimized signal timings. The Project will also include restriping of the corridor to increase street parking and provide traffic calming; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to retain a professional designer to develop construction plans, specifications and bidding documents for the project; and WHEREAS, the City will request proposals from companies capable of providing professional design services using ODOT’s consultant selection procedures; and WHEREAS, the Mayor will be authorized to enter into a contract with the most qualified, responsive and responsible professional design company as authorized by the Board of Control. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to request proposals from companies capable of providing professional design services for the Project using the ODOT's consultant selection procedures. Ordinance 26-26 | Page 2 SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a contract with the most responsive and responsible professional design company in an amount determined by the Board of Control for said project but not to exceed five hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($550,000) to be paid out of Capital Projects Fund (Fund 811). SECTION 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; and for the further reason that ODOT required the design to be solicited and assigned by a third party to ensure services are rendered to facilitate the grant funded work timely, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: ________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council ORIGINATED BY: Megan Otter, Assistant Development Director FROM: Bill Schneider, Mayor RE: Ordinance for Lorain Road Infrastructure Enhancement Project – Design DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following legislation with three (3) readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO REQUEST PROPOSALS AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF CONTROL, FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE LORAIN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The City of Fairview Park (“City”) was awarded grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) and the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (“NOACA”) for a total amount of three million two hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred dollars ($3,267,200) for improvements on Lorain Road (SR 10). The Lorain Road Infrastructure Enhancement Project (“Project”) will include resurfacing, full depth concrete and curb repairs, signal upgrades, installation of high-visibility ladder-style crosswalks, curb ramp replacements, curb bump outs and pavement markings on Lorain Road (SR 10) between the west and the east City limits with a project length of approximately 2.9 miles. Additional work includes signal and pedestrian improvements consisting of new cabinets and controllers, communication equipment, emergency vehicle preemption, painted mast arms, and optimized signal timings. The Project will also include restriping of the corridor to increase street parking and provide traffic calming. The City will come back to City Council to go out to bid for the project and to approve a construction administration contract. Cc: Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager A. Steve Dever, Law Director Bryan Hitch, Service Director Kim Kerber, City Engineer Ordinance 26-27 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-27 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD, COUNCILMAN LANG and COUNCILMAN LANG AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 27-7239-5837-RA WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIGULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES (“APHIS-WS”) FOR ASSISTANCE WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK’S WHITE-TAILED DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, deer overpopulation in the City of Fairview Park (“City”) has resulted in increased vehicle collisions and property damage; and WHEREAS, on February 23, 2026, Council authorized the Administration to move forward with identifying a contractor for deer management services; and WHEREAS, the APHIS-WS would assist the City with the baiting and sharpshooting portions of the deer management program, including site coordination, inspection and certification of baiting and shooting zones, furnishing qualified personnel and equipment, conducting removal operations, transporting carcasses, collecting biological data, and arranging for meat processing and packaging for donation; and WHEREAS, entering into a Cooperative Service Agreement with the APHIS-WS would assist the City with deer management. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a Cooperative Service Agreement with APHIS-WS. (Exhibit A) SECTION 2. The agreement states that its purpose is to reimburse APHIS-WS for funds expended while assisting the City with its White-tailed Deer Management Plan, as detailed in the attached work plan and financial plan. (Exhibit B) SECTION 3. The agreement term would run from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with field removal activities anticipated between October 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027, subject to weather, site availability, and regulatory approvals. SECTION 4. APHIS-WS performance is contingent on an approved deer management plan and permit from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, together with any other required municipal permits. The City would also be responsible for obtaining those permits, naming APHIS-WS as sub- Ordinance 26-27 | Page 2 permittee where applicable, providing a project coordinator, providing a carcass-processing location meeting specified operational requirements, coordinating law-enforcement support during removal operations, arranging meat donation, maintaining records required by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, and reporting program results upon completion. SECTION 5. The proposed financial plan reflects direct charges of forty-four thousand one hundred eighty-nine dollars and thirty-nine cents ($44,189.39), pooled job costs of four thousand eight hundred sixty dollars and eight-three cents ($4,860.83), and indirect costs of seven thousand one hundred thirty-six dollars and fifty-eight cents ($7,136.58), for an agreement total not exceed of fifty-six thousand one hundred eighty-six dollars and sixty cents ($56,186.60) to be paid from the General Fund (Fund 100). SECTION 6. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 7. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and in order to maintain a proper temperature at City Hall and the Gemini Center and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: ________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council (7/2019 version) WS Agreement Number: 27-7239-5837-RA Exhibit A Accounting Code: 27XXWSER3939REIMBRX39720013 WBS: AP.RA.RX39.72.0013 COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT between CITY OF Fairview Park (COOPERATOR) and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS) WILDLIFE SERVICES (WS) ARTICLE 1 —- PURPOSE The purpose of this Cooperative Service Agreement is to allow for reimbursement of funds expended by the APHIS-WS program while assisting the Cooperator with their White-tailed Deer Management Plan as detailed in the attached work plan and financial plan. ARTICLE 2 —- AUTHORITY APHIS-WS has statutory authority under the Acts of March 2, 1931, 46 Stat. 1468-69, 7 U.S.C. §§ 8351-8352, as amended, and December 22, 1987, Public Law No. 100-202, § 101(k), 101 Stat. 1329-331, 7 U.S.C. § 8353, to cooperate with States, local jurisdictions, individuals, public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions while conducting a program of wildlife services involving mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, or animal species that are injurious and/or a nuisance to, among other things, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, wildlife, and human health and safety. ARTICLE 3 - MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES The cooperating parties mutually understand and agree to/that: 1. APHIS-WS shall perform services set forth in the Work Plan, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The parties may mutually agree in writing, at any time during the term of this agreement, to amend, modify, add or delete services from the Work Plan. 2. The Cooperator certifies that APHIS-WS has advised the Cooperator there may be private sector service providers available to provide wildlife damage management (WDM) services that the Cooperator is seeking from APHIS-WS. 3. There will be no equipment with a procurement price of $5,000 or more per unit purchased directly with funds from the cooperator for use on this project. All other equipment purchased for the program is and will remain the property of APHIS-WS. 4. The cooperating parties agree to coordinate with each other before responding to media requests on work associated with this project. ARTICLE 4 - COOPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES Cooperator agrees: 1. To designate the following as the authorized representative who shall be responsible for collaboratively administering the activities conducted in this agreement; CITY OF Fairview Park: Henry Chaski Executive Assistant to the Mayor 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 440.356.4319 henry.chaski@fairviewparkohio.gov 2. To authorize APHIS-WS to conduct direct control activities as defined in the Work Plan. APHIS-WS will be considered an invitee on the lands controlled by the Cooperator. Cooperator will be required to exercise reasonable care to warn APHIS-WS as to dangerous conditions or activities in the project areas. 3. To reimburse APHIS-WS for costs, not to exceed the approved amount specified in the Financial Plan. If costs are projected to exceed the amount reflected in the Financial Plan, the agreement with amended Work Plan and Financial Plan shall be formally revised and signed by both parties before services resulting in additional costs are performed. The Cooperator agrees to pay all costs of services submitted via an invoice from APHIS-WS within 30 days of the date of the submitted invoice(s). Late payments are subject to interest, penalties, and administrative charges and costs as set forth under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 4. To provide a Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number in compliance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. 5. Asa condition of this agreement, the Cooperator ensures and certifies that it is not currently debarred or suspended and is free of delinquent Federal debt. 6. To notify APHIS-WS verbally or in writing as far in advance as practical of the date and time of any proposed meeting related to the program. 7. The Cooperator acknowledges that APHIS-WS shall be responsible for administration of APHIS-WS activities and supervision of APHIS-WS personnel. 8. To obtain the appropriate permits for removal activities for species listed in the Work Plan and list USDA, APHIS, Wildlife Services as subpermitees if applicable. 9. The Cooperator will not be connected to the USDA APHIS computer network(s). ARTICLE 5 —- APHIS-WS RESPONSIBILITIES APHIS-WS Agrees: 1. To designate the following as the APHIS-WS authorized representative who shall be responsible for collaboratively administering the activities conducted in this agreement. USDA/APIHS/WS: John Paul Seman, State Director USDA, APHIS, WS 4469 Professional Parkway Groveport, Ohio 43125 Phone: (614) 993-3444 Email: john.p.seman@usda.gov 2. To conduct activities at sites designated by Cooperator as described in the Work and Financial Plans. APHIS-WS will provide qualified personnel and other resources necessary to implement the approved WDM activities delineated in the Work Plan and Financial Plan of this agreement. 3. That the performance of wildlife damage management actions by APHIS-WS under this agreement is contingent upon a determination by APHIS-WS that such actions are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and any other applicable federal statutes. APHIS-WS will not make a final decision to conduct requested wildlife damage management actions until it has made the determination of such compliance. 4. To invoice Cooperator monthly for actual costs incurred by APHIS-WS during the performance of services agreed upon and specified in the Work Plan. Authorized auditing representatives of the Cooperator shall be accorded reasonable opportunity to inspect the accounts and records of APHIS-WS pertaining to such claims for reimbursement to the extent permitted by Federal law and regulations. ARTICLE 6 - CONTINGENCY STATEMENT This agreement is contingent upon the passage by Congress of an appropriation from which expenditures may be legally met and shall not obligate APHIS-WS upon failure of Congress to so appropriate. This agreement may also be reduced or terminated if Congress only provides APHIS-WS funds for a finite period under a Continuing Resolution. ARTICLE 7 ~ NON-EXCLUSIVE SERVICE CLAUSE Nothing in this agreement shall prevent APHIS-WS from entering into separate agreements with any other organization or individual for the purpose of providing wildlife damage management services exclusive of those provided for under this agreement. ARTICLE 8 - CONGRESSIONAL RESTRICTIONS Pursuant to Section 22, Title 41, United States Code, no member of or delegate to Congress shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement or to any benefit to arise therefrom. ARTICLE 9 —- LAWS AND REGULATIONS This agreement is not a procurement contract (31 U.S.C. 6303), nor is it considered a grant (31 U.S.C. 6304). In this agreement, APHIS-WS provides goods or services on a cost recovery basis to nonfederal recipients, in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies. ARTICLE 10 — LIABILITY APHIS-WS assumes no liability for any actions or activities conducted under this agreement except to the extent that recourse or remedies are provided by Congress under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b), 2401(b), and 2671-2680). ARTICLE 11 ~ NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE The United States Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs. ARTICLE 12 - DURATION, REVISIONS, EXTENSIONS, AND TERMINATIONS This agreement shall become effective on 10/1/2026 and shall continue through 9/30/2027. This Cooperative Service Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties in writing. The Cooperator must submit a written request to extend the end date at least 10 days prior to expiration of the agreement. Also, this agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual agreement of the parties in writing, or by one party provided that party notifies the other in writing at least 60 days prior to effecting such action. Further, in the event the Cooperator does not provide necessary funds, APHIS-WS is relieved of the obligation to provide services under this agreement. In accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the Department of Treasury requires a Taxpayer Identification Number for individuals or businesses conducting business with the agency. Cooperator’s Tax ID No.: 34-6000988 APHIS-WS’s Tax ID: 41-0696271 Cooperator: Bill Schneider, Mayor Date City of Fairview Park 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Phone: 440.356.4413 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE WILDLIFE SERVICES John Paul Seman, State Director Date USDA, APHIS, WS 4469 Professional Parkway Groveport, Ohio 43125 Phone: (614) 993-3444 Keith P. Wehner Date Director, Eastern Region USDA, APHIS, WS 920 Main Campus Drive; Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27606 Exhibit B WORK PLAN In accordance with the Cooperative Service Agreement between the City of Fairview Park and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), this Work Plan sets forth the objectives, activities and budget of this project during the period of this agreement. Program Objective To assist the City of Fairview Park with meeting the objectives of their White-tailed Deer Management Plan, to help reduce damage and public safety threats caused by white-tailed deer. Plan of Action This work plan is contingent upon an approved deer management plan between the City of Fairview Park and the Ohio Division of Wildlife, and the resulting permit issued by the Ohio Division of Wildlife and also the issuance of any other Municipal permits if applicable. Through the implementation of management measures described below, APHIS-WS will assist the City Fairview Park with the sharpshooting and baiting portion of their White-tailed Deer Management Plan. APHIS-WS employees will be used to assist with the baiting and sharpshooting portion of the White-tailed Deer Management Plan of the City of Fairview Park. APHIS-WS will coordinate with the City of Fairview Park project coordinator to inspect, propose and certify baiting and shooting zones to be used. APHIS-WS personnel will prepare and arrange any necessary deer damage management equipment. WS will conduct removal of white-tailed deer from the City of Fairview Park using rifles equipped with noise-suppression devices. APHIS-WS will collect and transport whole carcasses to a predetermined City of Fairview Park facility and process deer (eviscerate/gut). APHIS-WS will collect all data; live weight, sex, age, fetus counts. APHIS-WS will obtain a processor/butcher to prepare and package the meat for donation to a charity of the City of Fairview Parks choice. APHIS-WS will invoice the City of Fairview Park as part of this agreement for a predetermined rate negotiated by WS with the processor/butcher for up to 100 deer. The 100 deer referenced may not represent the number of deer that will be removed for a given year and instead is used as a place holder to estimate processor/butcher costs. The ODW permitted number of deer to be removed could be less than 100 deer for the year and the City of Fairview Park would only be invoiced for the deer removed. If more than 100 deer are requested for processing and available funds can not cover the cost, a written/signed revision to this agreement would be needed to cover those additional processor/butcher costs. The ability of APHIS-WS to reach city goals is also dependent on the availability of sites at the time operations take place. APHIS-WS will deliver deer to the processor/butcher the following morning after removal efforts. APHIS-WS will conduct removal activities between 10/1/2026 and 3/31/2027. Every effort will be made to conduct removal activities during this time period but activities are contingent upon weather conditions and site availability. City of Fairview Park will be responsible for the following: ¢ Obtain Deer Permits from ODW and any other necessary authorizations naming APHIS- WS as subpermittee. ¢ Provide a Project Coordinator during all phases of the project. The Project Coordinator shall be present and reachable via cellular phone during removal activities. ¢ Provide a centralized site for the processing of carcasses during nightly operations with the following minimum specifications: Enclosed garage or outbuilding with cement floor, drain, running water with standard hose connection, electricity, heat and table or writing surface. ¢ Provide yearly white-tailed deer population estimates. * City of Fairview Park law enforcement shall verify that shooting areas are closed and empty of visitors /% hour prior to removal operations if applicable. ¢ City of Fairview Park law enforcement shall be available during removal operations and in direct communications with APHIS-WS. * City of Fairview Park shall arrange for donation of the meat and provide APHIS-WS with that information to provide to the processor/butcher. ¢ City of Fairview Park shall maintain records as required by ODW and report results to ODW and APHIS-WS upon completion of the program. Monitoring of Accomplishments APHIS-WS will provide a final annual report to the City of Fairview Park no later than April 30 of the removal year. FINANCIAL PLAN Full Cost $28,151.58 Cost Element Personnel Compensation $800.00 eee | Pooled Job Costs Indirect Costs Aviation Flat Rate Collection PT Agreement Total $56,186.80 The distribution of the budget from this Financial Plan may vary as necessary to accomplish the purpose of this agreement, but may not exceed: $56,186.60 APHIS WS staff may be compensated at regular time, night-time-differential, and/or overtime pay rates in accordance with programmatic Directives to accomplish the purpose of this agreement. Other Services Supplies and Materials Subtotal (Direct Charges) Financial Point of Contact: Deanna Lebiedz Patricia De Graff, City of Fairview Park USDA, APHIS, WS 20777 Lorain Rd. 4469 Professional Pky. Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Groveport, Ohio 43125 Deanna.Lebiedz@fairviewparkohio Phone: (614) 993-34444 .ZOV Email: Patricia.a.degraff@usda.gov 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider RE: Authorizing Agreement with APHIS-WS for Deer Management DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration respectfully requests Council approval of legislation authorizing the City to enter into Cooperative Service Agreement No. 27-7239-5837-RA with the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (“APHIS-WS”), for assistance with implementation of the City’s White-tailed Deer Management Plan. On February 23, Council authorized the Administration to move forward with identifying a contractor for deer management services. This proposed agreement is intended to carry that direction forward by securing a governmental wildlife-services partner to assist with implementation of the City’s deer management program. Under the proposed agreement, APHIS-WS would assist the City with the baiting and sharpshooting portions of the deer management program, including site coordination, inspection and certification of baiting and shooting zones, furnishing qualified personnel and equipment, conducting removal operations, transporting carcasses, collecting biological data, and arranging for meat processing and packaging for donation. The agreement states that its purpose is to reimburse APHIS-WS for funds expended while assisting the City with its White-tailed Deer Management Plan, as detailed in the attached work plan and financial plan. The agreement term would run from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with field removal activities anticipated between October 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027, subject to weather, site availability, and regulatory approvals. The work plan makes clear that APHIS-WS performance is contingent on an approved deer management plan and permit from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, together with any other required municipal permits. The City would also be responsible for obtaining those permits, naming APHIS-WS as sub-permittee where applicable, providing a project coordinator, providing a carcass-processing location meeting specified operational requirements, coordinating law-enforcement support during removal operations, arranging meat donation, maintaining records required by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, and reporting program results upon completion. From a financial standpoint, the proposed financial plan reflects direct charges of $44,189.39, pooled job costs of $4,860.83, and indirect costs of $7,136.58, for an agreement total not exceed of $56,186.60. 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov The agreement further provides that the City must reimburse APHIS-WS for actual costs incurred, up to the approved amount in the financial plan, and that any projected increase beyond that amount would require a formal written revision signed by both parties before additional services are performed. APHIS-WS would invoice the City monthly, and payment would be due within 30 days of invoice, with late payments subject to interest, penalties, and administrative charges under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The contemplated arrangement is not described as a procurement contract or a grant; rather, the agreement expressly states that APHIS-WS would provide services to the City on a cost-recovery basis under its federal wildlife-services authority. In substance, this is an intergovernmental service arrangement under which the City would obtain specialized wildlife management assistance that includes operational staffing, logistics, and program administration that may not be readily replicated through ordinary municipal staffing. The Administration believes this agreement would provide the City with a structured and professionally administered means of carrying out the deer management plan, while also establishing clear lines of responsibility for permits, field operations, invoicing, reporting, and meat donation. In light of Council’s February 23 authorization to proceed with locating a deer management contractor, approval of this legislation would formalize that next step and authorize execution of the proposed APHIS-WS agreement. For those reasons, the Administration recommends approval of legislation authorizing the Mayor to execute the Cooperative Service Agreement with USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, together with any non-substantive revisions approved by the Director of Law that are consistent with Council’s authorization and do not increase the City’s financial obligation beyond the approved amount. Cc: Paul Shepard, Police Chief A. Steven Dever, Law Director Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-28 ORIGINATED BY: JENNIFER PAE, FINANCE DIRECTOR/HR MANAGER REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN WERING and COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 929.06 OF CHAPTER 929 ENTITLED, "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CHARGES" OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Section 929.06 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park was amended by Ordinance No. 24-35 to provide that the solid waste collection charges established by Chapter 929 shall expire December 31, 2026; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Fairview Park to extend the charges established by Chapter 929 until December 31, 2027. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That Section 929.06 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park shall be and is hereby amended as follows: “929.06 EXPIRATION The charges established under this Chapter shall expire on December 31, 2026-7.” SECTION 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 3. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and timely provide for the continuation of the charges under this Ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: _______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: 2026 Tax Year (2027 Collection Year) Solid Waste Collection and Street Lighting Special Property Tax Assessments, and the extension of Solid Waste Collection charges expiration date. DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration requests passage of the following three related pieces of legislation in three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF THE MONTHLY CHARGE FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE IN THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 929.06 OF CHAPTER 929 ENTITLED, "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CHARGES" OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OF THE STREETS OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO PROVIDING AND SUPPLYING SAID STREETS WITH ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTING FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Every year the City of Fairview Park (“City”) must provide legislation for the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office to certify each residential permanent parcel number to permit the assessment for solid waste collection fees as permitted by Section 929 of the City of Fairview Park Codified Ordinances, in which each residential unit is levied $156 per year ($13 a month). The additional Ordinance is needed to update that section to extend the expiration of those charges to December 31, 2027. The City also assesses city properties, both residential and commercial, on a percentage amount not to exceed $300,000 for the entire City based on each property’s prior year total property tax amount which assists with the payment of the street lighting electrical costs. 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov The 2026 tax year solid waste collection fees and street lighting assessments will be placed on the respective property owner’s 2027 property tax bill by Cuyahoga County, which will collect the amounts permitted through these Ordinances, and then remit those assessments to the City which will assist in paying for the costs incurred for these respective services. Thank you for your consideration and look forward to discussing this in committee. cc: Bill Schneider, Mayor A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Resolution 26-09 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK RESOLUTION NO.: 26-09 ORIGINATED BY: COUNCILWOMAN WERING REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN WERING and COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COALITON TO THE ACCESS AND EQUITY ACTION COMMITTEE REPEALING RESOLUTION 20-17 AMENDED PASSED ON JANUARY 4, 2021 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coalition was established on January 4, 2021 by Resolution 20-17 Amended as a coalition to provide recommendations to the City Council and Administration on issues that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the City of Fairview Park (“City”) and amendments were made in Resolution 24-03 Amended for appointment of members and terms ; and WHEREAS, the goal of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition is to examine, explore and identify ways that individuals who live, work or visit Fairview Park are welcomed and supported regardless of their race, sexual orientation, religion, age, natural origin, disability or income; and WHEREAS, the goals and responsibilities of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition are to review City policies, codes and legislation; to identify inequities within the City’s policies, codes and legislation; and to provide change recommendations to the appropriate body; and WHEREAS, renaming the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition to the Access and Equity Action Committee, which was discussed and Council was favorable to changing, will better reflect the goals and strategic vision of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition is hereby renamed the Access and Equity Action Committee (AEAC). SECTION 2: The newly formed Access and Equity Action Committee (AEAC) will be composed of seven (7) City of Fairview Park residents, four (4) of whom shall be appointed by Council and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor. These appointees shall serve a two-year term, are eligible for reappointment and may select a chairperson from among them. The administration may, at the committee’s discretion, appoint a staff member for purposes of creating public notices, keeping minutes and performing other clerical duties to staff the committee. SECTION 3: Residents requesting appointment to the AECA shall submit application to the Clerk of Council, and thereafter the Mayor and Council shall review the application. Residents requesting appointment shall be interviewed prior to appointment. Resolution 26-09 | Page 2 SECTION 4: The AECA shall meet no fewer than four (4) times per year, and thereafter as the members of the AECA deem necessary. SECTION 5. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 6. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: _______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider RE: Renaming the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition to the Access and Equity Action Committee DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park (“City”) requests passage of the following legislation with three readings with emergency enactment: A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COALITON TO THE ACCESS AND EQUITY ACTION COMMITTEE REPEALING RESOLUTION 20-17 AMENDED PASSED ON JANUARY 4, 2021 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coalition was established on January 4, 2021 by Resolution 20-17 Amended. The goals and responsibilities of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition are to examine, explore and identify ways that individuals who live, work or visit Fairview Park are welcomed and supported regardless of their race, sexual orientation, religion, age, natural origin, disability or income; to review City policies, codes and legislation; to identify inequities within the City’s policies, codes and legislation; and to provide change recommendations to the appropriate body. The name, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition, no longer reflects the goals and strategic vision of the City of Fairview Park (“City”). The new name, Access and Equity Action Committee (AEAC), reflects the goals and strategic vision of the City. Thank you for considering this resolution. Cc: Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council A. Steven Dever, Law Director Ordinance 26-29 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-29 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREEFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN COUNCILMAN MINEK and COUNCILWOMAN WERING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $4,720,000 IN NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS OF IMPROVING THE CITY’S SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM BY CONSTRUCTING AND IMPROVING SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS AND RELATED SANITARY AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 25-35, passed on June 16, 2025, there were issued three million dollars ($3,000,000) of Sanitary Sewerage System Improvement Notes, Series 2025 (the Outstanding Notes), in anticipation of bonds for the purpose stated in Section 1, which Outstanding Notes mature on November 19, 2026; and WHEREAS, this Council finds and determines that the City of Fairview Park (“City”) should retire the Outstanding Notes with the proceeds of the Notes described in Section 3 and provide an additional amount not to exceed one million seven hundred twenty thousand dollars ($1,720,000) for the purpose stated in Section 1; and WHEREAS, the Director of Finance, as fiscal officer of the City, has certified to this Council that the estimated life or period of usefulness of the improvement described in Section 1 is at least five years, the estimated maximum maturity of the Bonds described in Section 1 is 40 years and the maximum maturity of three million dollars ($3,000,000) of the Notes described in Section 3, to be issued in anticipation of the Bonds, is November 20, 2045, and the maximum maturity of not to exceed one million seven hundred twenty dollars ($1,720,000) of the Notes described in Section 3, to be issued in anticipation of the Bonds, is two hundred forty (240) months from their date of issuance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. Authorized Principal Amount of Anticipated Bonds and Purpose. It is necessary to issue bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed four million seven hundred twenty thousand dollars ($4,720,000) (the Bonds) for the purpose of paying costs of improving the City’s sanitary sewerage system by constructing and improving sanitary and storm Ordinance 26-29 | Page 2 sewers and related sanitary and drainage facilities, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto, and otherwise improving that system. Section 2. Estimated Bond Terms. The Bonds shall be dated approximately November 1, 2027, shall bear interest at the now estimated rate of six percent (6%) per year, payable semiannually until the principal amount is paid, and are estimated to mature in twenty (20) annual principal installments on December 1 of each year that are in such amounts that the total principal and interest payments on the Bonds in any fiscal year in which principal is payable are substantially equal. The first interest payment on the Bonds is estimated to be June 1, 2028, and the first principal payment on the Bonds is estimated to be December 1, 2028. Section 3. Authorized Principal Amount of Notes; Dating; Interest Rate. It is necessary to issue and this Council determines that notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed four million seven hundred twenty thousand dollars ($4,720,000) (the Notes) shall be issued in anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds, to retire the Outstanding Notes and to provide additional money for the purpose stated in Section 1. The Notes shall be dated the date of issuance and shall mature one year from the date of issuance; provided that the Director of Finance may, if it is determined to be necessary or advisable to the sale of the Notes, establish a maturity date that is any date not later than one year from the date of issuance by setting forth that maturity date in the certificate awarding the Notes and signed in accordance with Section 6 (the Certificate of Award). The Notes shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed seven percent (7%) per year (computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of 12 30-day months), payable at maturity or at any date of earlier prepayment as provided for in Section 4 and until the principal amount is paid or payment is provided for, subject to the paragraph immediately below. The aggregate principal amount of and rate of interest on the Notes shall be determined by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award. If requested by the Original Purchaser (as defined in Section 6) and if the Director of Finance has determined it to be in the best interests of and financially advantageous to the City to participate in the Treasurer of State’s Ohio Market Access Program (as described in Section 6(c)), the Notes may provide that, in the event that the City does not pay or make provision for payment at maturity of the debt charges on the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes shall bear interest at a different rate not to exceed the After Maturity Rate (as defined in the Standby Note Purchase Agreement defined and provided for in Section 6(c)) from the maturity date until the City pays or makes provision to pay that principal amount. Section 4. Payment of Debt Charges; Paying Agent; Prepayment. The debt charges on the Notes shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America or in Federal Reserve funds of the United States of America, as determined by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award, and shall be payable, without deduction for services of the City’s paying agent, at the designated corporate trust office of Argent Institutional Trust Company or at the designated corporate Ordinance 26-29 | Page 3 trust office or other office of a bank or trust company designated by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award, after determining that the payment at that bank or trust company will not endanger the funds or securities of the City and that proper procedures and safeguards are available for that purpose, or at the office of the Director of Finance if agreed to by the Director of Finance and the Original Purchaser (as defined in Section 6) (the Paying Agent). If agreed to by the Original Purchaser, the City may prepay the Notes prior to maturity (the Prepayment Date) without penalty or premium as provided in this Ordinance and the Certificate of Award. Prepayment prior to maturity shall be made by deposit with the Paying Agent of the principal amount of the Notes together with interest accrued thereon to the Prepayment Date. The City’s right of prepayment shall be exercised by mailing a notice of prepayment, stating the Prepayment Date and the name and address of the Paying Agent, by certified or registered mail to the Original Purchaser and to the Paying Agent not less than seven (7) days prior to the Prepayment Date. If money for prepayment is on deposit with the Paying Agent on the Prepayment Date following the giving of that notice, interest on the principal amount prepaid shall cease to accrue on the Prepayment Date. The Director of Finance may request the Original Purchaser to use its best efforts to arrange for the delivery of the Notes at the designated office of the Paying Agent for prepayment, surrender and cancellation. Section 5. Form and Execution of Notes; Book Entry System. The Notes shall be signed by the Mayor and the Director of Finance, in the name of the City and in their official capacities, provided that one of those signatures may be a facsimile. The Notes shall be issued in the denominations and numbers as requested by the Original Purchaser and approved by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award, provided that no Note shall be issued in a denomination less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). The entire principal amount may be represented by a single note and may be issued as fully registered securities (for which the Director of Finance will serve as note registrar) and in book entry or other uncertificated form in accordance with Section 9.96 and Chapter 133 of the Revised Code if it is determined by the Director of Finance that issuance of fully registered securities in that form will facilitate the sale and delivery of the Notes. The Notes shall not have coupons attached, shall be numbered as determined by the Director of Finance and shall express upon their faces the purpose, in summary terms, for which they are issued and that they are issued pursuant to this Ordinance. As used in this Section and this Ordinance: “Book entry form” or “book entry system” means a form or system under which (i) the ownership of beneficial interests in the Notes and the principal of, and interest on, the Notes may be transferred only through a book entry, and (ii) a single physical Note certificate is issued by the City and payable only to a Depository or its nominee, with such Notes deposited and maintained in the custody of the Depository or its agent for that purpose. The book entry maintained by others than the City is the record that identifies the owners of beneficial interests in the Notes and that principal and interest. Ordinance 26-29 | Page 4 “Depository” means any securities depository that is a clearing agency under federal law operating and maintaining, with its Participants or otherwise, a book entry system to record ownership of beneficial interests in the Notes or the principal of, and interest on, the Notes and to effect transfers of the Notes, in book entry form, and includes and means initially The Depository Trust Company (a limited purpose trust company). “Participant” means any participant contracting with a Depository under a book entry system and includes security brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies, and clearing corporations. The Notes may be issued to a Depository for use in a book entry system and, if and as long as a book entry system is utilized, (i) the Notes may be issued in the form of a single Note made payable to the Depository or its nominee and deposited and maintained in the custody of the Depository or its agent for that purpose; (ii) the beneficial owners in book entry form shall have no right to receive the Notes in the form of physical securities or certificates; (iii) ownership of beneficial interests in book entry form shall be shown by book entry on the system maintained and operated by the Depository and its Participants, and transfers of the ownership of beneficial interests shall be made only by book entry by the Depository and its Participants; and (iv) the Notes as such shall not be transferable or exchangeable, except for transfer to another Depository or to another nominee of a Depository, without further action by the City. If any Depository determines not to continue to act as a Depository for the Notes for use in a book entry system, the Director of Finance may attempt to establish a securities depository/book entry relationship with another qualified Depository. If the Director of Finance does not or is unable to do so, the Director of Finance, after making provision for notification of the beneficial owners by the then Depository and any other arrangements deemed necessary, shall permit withdrawal of the Notes from the Depository, and shall cause the Notes in bearer or payable to order form to be signed by the officers authorized to sign the Notes and delivered to the assigns of the Depository or its nominee, all at the cost and expense (including any costs of printing), if the event is not the result of City action or inaction, of those persons requesting such issuance. The Director of Finance is also hereby authorized and directed, to the extent necessary or required, to enter into any agreements determined necessary in connection with the book entry system for the Notes, after determining that the signing thereof will not endanger the funds or securities of the City. Section 6. Award and Sale of the Notes. (a) To the Original Purchaser. The Notes shall be sold at not less than par at private sale by the Director of Finance to the original purchaser designated by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award (the Original Purchaser) in accordance with law and the provisions of this Ordinance 26-29 | Page 5 Ordinance and the Certificate of Award. The Director of Finance shall sign the Certificate of Award evidencing that sale to the Original Purchaser, cause the Notes to be prepared, and have the Notes signed and delivered, together with a true transcript of proceedings with reference to the issuance of the Notes if requested by the Original Purchaser, to the Original Purchaser upon payment of the purchase price. The Mayor, the Director of Finance, the Director of Law, the Clerk of Council and other City officials, as appropriate, are each authorized and directed to sign any transcript certificates, financial statements, paying agent agreement, note purchase agreement, placement agent agreement, term sheet and other commitments, documents and instruments and to take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Ordinance. The Director of Finance is authorized, if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City, to combine the issue of Notes with one or more other note issues of the City into a consolidated note issue pursuant to Section 133.30(B) of the Revised Code. (b) Application for Rating; Financing Costs. The Director of Finance is authorized to request a rating for the Notes from one or more nationally-recognized rating agencies in connection with the sale and issuance of the Notes. The expenditure of the amounts necessary to secure those rating(s) and to pay the other financing costs (as defined in Section 133.01 of the Revised Code) in connection with the Notes is authorized and approved, and the Director of Finance is authorized to provide for the payment of any such amounts and costs from the proceeds of the Notes to the extent available and otherwise from any other funds lawfully available that are appropriated or shall be appropriated for that purpose. (c) Ohio Market Access Program. If the Director of Finance determines in the Certificate of Award for it to be in the best interest of and financially advantageous to the City, the City shall participate in the Treasurer of State’s Ohio Market Access Program. The Standby Note Purchase Agreement (Standby Note Purchase Agreement) and Paying Agent Agreement (Paying Agent Agreement) are hereby authorized in the forms presented to this Council with such changes not materially adverse to the City as may be approved by the officers of the City executing the Standby Note Purchase Agreement and Paying Agent Agreement. The City acknowledges the agreement of the Treasurer of State in the Standby Note Purchase Agreement that, in the event the City is unable to repay the principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes at their maturity, whether through its own funds or through the issuance of other obligations of the City, the Treasurer of State agrees (A) to purchase the Notes from the holders or beneficial owners thereof upon their presentation to the Treasurer of State for such purchase at a price of par plus accrued interest to maturity or (B) to purchase renewal notes of the City in a principal amount not greater than the principal amount of the Notes plus interest due at maturity, with such renewal notes bearing interest at the Renewal Note Rate (as defined in the Standby Note Purchase Agreement), maturing not more than one year after the date of their issuance, and being prepayable at any time with 30 days’ notice, provided that in connection with Ordinance 26-29 | Page 6 the Treasurer of State’s purchase of such renewal notes the City shall deliver to the Treasurer of State an unqualified opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel that (i) such renewal notes are the legal, valid and binding general obligations of the City, and the principal of and interest on such renewal notes, unless paid from other sources, are to be paid from the proceeds of the levy of ad valorem taxes, within the ten-mill limitation imposed by law, on all property subject to ad valorem taxes levied by the City and (ii) interest on the renewal notes is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes under Section I03 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, to the same extent that interest on the Notes is so excluded. The officers signing the Notes are authorized to take all actions that may in their judgment reasonably be necessary to provide for the Standby Note Purchase Agreement, including but not limited to the inclusion of a notation on the form of the Notes providing notice to the holders or beneficial owners of the existence of the Standby Note Purchase Agreement and providing instructions to such holders or beneficial owners regarding the presentation of the Note for purchase by the Treasurer of State at stated maturity. Section 7. Application of Note Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Notes, except any premium and accrued interest, shall be paid into the proper fund or funds and those proceeds are appropriated and shall be used for the purpose for which the Notes are being issued. Any portion of those proceeds representing premium and accrued interest shall be paid into the Bond Retirement Fund. Section 8. Application and Pledge of Bond or Renewal Note Proceeds or Excess Funds. The par value to be received from the sale of the Bonds or of any renewal notes and any excess funds resulting from the issuance of the Notes shall, to the extent necessary, be used to pay the debt charges on the Notes at maturity and are pledged for that purpose. Section 9. Provisions for Tax Levy. During the year or years in which the Notes are outstanding, there shall be levied on all the taxable property in the City, in addition to all other taxes, the same tax that would have been levied if the Bonds had been issued without the prior issuance of the Notes. The tax shall be within the ten-mill limitation imposed by law, shall be and is ordered computed, certified, levied and extended upon the tax duplicate and collected by the same officers, in the same manner, and at the same time that taxes for general purposes for each of those years are certified, levied, extended and collected, and shall be placed before and in preference to all other items and for the full amount thereof. The proceeds of the tax levy shall be placed in the Bond Retirement Fund, which is irrevocably pledged for the payment of the debt charges on the Notes or the Bonds when and as the same fall due. In each year, to the extent that revenues and surplus funds from the City’s sanitary sewerage system or other moneys are available for the payment of debt charges on the Notes and the Bonds and are appropriated for that purpose, the amount of the tax shall be reduced by the amount of revenues and funds and/or moneys so available and appropriated. Ordinance 26-29 | Page 7 Section 10. Federal Tax Considerations. The City covenants that it will use, and will restrict the use and investment of, the proceeds of the Notes in such manner and to such extent as may be necessary so that (a) the Notes will not (i) constitute private activity bonds or arbitrage bonds under Sections 141 or 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or (ii) be treated other than as bonds the interest on which is excluded from gross income under Section 103 of the Code, and (b) the interest on the Notes will not be an item of tax preference under Section 57 of the Code. The City further covenants that (a) it will take or cause to be taken such actions that may be required of it for the interest on the Notes to be and remain excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, (b) it will not take or authorize to be taken any actions that would adversely affect that exclusion, and (c) it, or persons acting for it, will, among other acts of compliance, (i) apply the proceeds of the Notes to the governmental purpose of the borrowing, (ii) restrict the yield on investment property, (iii) make timely and adequate payments to the federal government, (iv) maintain books and records and make calculations and reports and (v) refrain from certain uses of those proceeds, and, as applicable, of property financed with such proceeds, all in such manner and to the extent necessary to assure such exclusion of that interest under the Code. The Director of Finance, as the fiscal officer, or any other officer of the City having responsibility for issuance of the Notes is hereby authorized (a) to make or effect any election, selection, designation (including specifically designation and/or treatment of the Notes as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” if such designation and/or treatment is applicable and desirable, and to make any related necessary representations and covenants), choice, consent, approval, or waiver on behalf of the City with respect to the Notes as the City is permitted or required to make or give under the federal income tax laws, including, without limitation thereto, any of the elections provided for in or available under Section 148 of the Code, for the purpose of assuring, enhancing or protecting favorable tax treatment or status of the Notes or interest thereon or assisting compliance with requirements for that purpose, reducing the burden or expense of such compliance, reducing the rebate amount or payments or penalties, or making payments of special amounts in lieu of making computations to determine, or paying, excess earnings as rebate, or obviating those amounts or payments, as determined by that officer, which action shall be in writing and signed by the officer, (b) to take any and all other actions, make or obtain calculations, make payments, and make or give reports, covenants and certifications of and on behalf of the City, as may be appropriate to assure the exclusion of interest from gross income and the intended tax status of the Notes, and (c) to give one or more appropriate certificates of the City, for inclusion in the transcript of proceedings for the Notes, setting forth the reasonable expectations of the City regarding the amount and use of all the proceeds of the Notes, the facts, circumstances and estimates on which they are based, and other facts and circumstances relevant to the tax treatment of the interest on and the tax status of the Notes. Ordinance 26-29 | Page 8 Each covenant made in this Section with respect to the Notes is also made with respect to all issues any portion of the debt service on which is paid from proceeds of the Notes (and, if different, the original issue and any refunding issues in a series of refundings), to the extent such compliance is necessary to assure exclusion of interest on the Notes from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and the officers identified above are authorized to take actions with respect to those issues as they are authorized in this Section to take with respect to the Notes. Section 11. Certification and Delivery of Ordinance and Certificate of Award. The Clerk of Council is directed to deliver or cause to be delivered a certified copy of this Ordinance and a copy of the signed Certificate of Award to the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer. Section 12. Satisfaction of Conditions for Note Issuance. This Council determines that all acts and conditions necessary to be done or performed by the City or to have been met precedent to and in the issuing of the Notes in order to make them legal, valid and binding general obligations of the City have been performed and have been met, or will at the time of delivery of the Notes have been performed and have been met, in regular and due form as required by law; that the full faith and credit and general property taxing power (as described in Section 9) of the City are pledged for the timely payment of the debt charges on the Notes; and that no statutory or constitutional limitation of indebtedness or taxation will have been exceeded in the issuance of the Notes. Section 13. Retention of Bond Counsel. The legal services of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, as bond counsel, be and are hereby retained. The legal services shall be in the nature of legal advice and recommendations as to the documents and the proceedings in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes and the rendering of the necessary legal opinion upon the delivery of the Notes. In rendering those legal services, as an independent contractor and in an attorney-client relationship, that firm shall not exercise any administrative discretion on behalf of the City in the formulation of public policy, expenditure of public funds, enforcement of laws, rules and regulations of the State, the City or any other political subdivision, or the execution of public trusts. That firm shall be paid just and reasonable compensation for those legal services and shall be reimbursed for the actual out-of- pocket expenses it incurs in rendering those legal services. The Director of Finance is authorized to provide for the payment of those fees and any reimbursements from the proceeds of the Notes to the extent available and otherwise is authorized and directed to make appropriate certification as to the availability of funds for those fees and any reimbursement and to issue an appropriate order for their timely payment as written statements are submitted by that firm. Section 14. Retention of Municipal Advisor. The services of MAS Financial Advisory Services LLC, as municipal advisor, be and are hereby retained. The municipal advisory services shall be in the nature of financial advice and recommendations in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes. In rendering those municipal advisory services, as an independent contractor, that firm shall not exercise any administrative discretion on behalf of the City in the formulation of public Ordinance 26-29 | Page 9 policy, expenditure of public funds, enforcement of laws, rules and regulations of the State, the City or any other political subdivision, or the execution of public trusts. That firm shall be paid just and reasonable compensation for those municipal advisory services and shall be reimbursed for the actual out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in rendering those municipal advisory services. The Director of Finance is authorized to provide for the payment of those fees and any reimbursements from the proceeds of the Notes to the extent available and otherwise is authorized and directed to make appropriate certification as to the availability of funds for those fees and any reimbursement and to issue an appropriate order for their timely payment as written statements are submitted by that firm. Section 15. Compliance with Open Meeting Requirements. This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council and any of its committees concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this Council or committees, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in those formal actions were in meetings open to the public, all in compliance with the law. Section 16. Captions and Headings. The captions and headings in this Ordinance are solely for convenience of reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any Sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or clauses hereof. Reference to a Section means a section of this Ordinance unless otherwise indicated. Section 17. Declaration of Emergency; Effective Date. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the City, and for the further reason that this Ordinance is required to be immediately effective in order to issue and sell the Notes, which is necessary to enable the City to (i) timely retire the Outstanding Notes and thereby preserve its credit and (ii) enter into contracts for the improvement and/or to reimburse the City for certain costs of the improvement, which was and is needed to provide sanitary sewers and sanitary facilities for the City’s residents and thereby protect their health and welfare; wherefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: ____________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President Bill Schneider, Mayor Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-29 | Page 10 FISCAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO: As fiscal officer of the City of Fairview Park, Ohio, I certify in connection with your proposed issue of not to exceed $4,720,000 of notes (the Notes), to be issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds (the Bonds), for the purpose of paying costs of improving the City’s sanitary sewerage system by constructing and improving sanitary and storm sewers and related sanitary and drainage facilities, together with all necessary appurtenances thereto, and otherwise improving that system (the improvement), that: 1. The estimated life or period of usefulness of the improvement is at least five years. 2. The estimated maximum maturity of the Bonds, calculated in accordance with Section 133.20 of the Revised Code, is 40 years. If notes in anticipation of the Bonds are outstanding later than the last day of December of the fifth year following the year of issuance of the original issue of notes, the period in excess of those five years shall be deducted from that maximum maturity of the Bonds. 3. The maximum maturity of (i) $3,000,000 of the Notes is November 20, 2045, which is 20 years from November 20, 2025, the date of issuance of the original notes issued for this purpose, and (ii) not to exceed $1,720,000 of the Notes is 240 months from their date of issuance. Dated: May 4, 2026 Director of Finance City of Fairview Park, Ohio 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: $4,720,000 City of Fairview Park Sanitary Sewerage System Improvement Notes, Series 2026, and $1,680,000 Street Improvement Notes, Series 2026 DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following Ordinances on three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $4,720,000 IN NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS OF IMPROVING THE CITY’S SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM BY CONSTRUCTING AND IMPROVING SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS AND RELATED SANITARY AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,680,000 OF NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS OF IMPROVING STREETS BY RECONSTRUCTING, RESURFACING, GRADING, DRAINING, CURBING AND PAVING, CONSTRUCTING WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, AND MAKING OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS DESIGNATED IN THE PLANS APPROVED OR TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY This above legislation allows the City’s 2026 debt issuance. The two Ordinances are for the issuance of one-year bond anticipation notes (BANs) to finance the City’s portion of the following projects, as discussed during the 2026 budget hearings. The $4,720,000 Sewer BANs which include the repayment of the $3.0 million in BANs issued in 2025, as well as additional funds needed to fund the City’s portion of the following projects: Projects that began in prior years (rollover of the 2025 BANs): • West 223 Street Water Line and Resurfacing - Construction • Equalization Tank - Planning • Stanford Avenue Sewer, Water, Pavement Replacement – Construction • Woodstock Avenue Sewer Replacement - Sewer Construction & Construction Admin 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov New Projects: • West 210 Street Paving /Paving Program 2026 – Construction • 2026 Sewer Lining Program • West 227 Pump Station - Construction and Construction Admin • West Valley Pump Station -Construction and Construction Admin Once these projects are finalized and the actual costs are known, the City will enter into long-term debt. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to discussing this further in committee. cc: Mayor Bill Schneider A Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-30 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-30 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN, COUNCILMAN MINEK and COUNCILWOMAN WERING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,680,000 OF NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS OF IMPROVING STREETS BY RECONSTRUCTING, RESURFACING, GRADING, DRAINING, CURBING AND PAVING, CONSTRUCTING WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, AND MAKING OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS DESIGNATED IN THE PLANS APPROVED OR TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Director of Finance, as fiscal officer of the City of Fairview Park (‘City”), has certified to this Council that the estimated life or period of usefulness of the improvement described in Section 1 is at least five (5) years, the estimated maximum maturity of the Bonds described in Section 1 is twenty (20) years and the maximum maturity of the Notes described in Section 3, to be issued in anticipation of the Bonds, is two hundred forty (240) months from their date of issuance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. Authorized Principal Amount of Anticipated Bonds and Purpose. It is necessary to issue bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed one million six hundred eighty dollars ($1,680,000) (the Bonds) for the purpose of paying costs of improving streets by reconstructing, resurfacing, grading, draining, curbing and paving, constructing water supply, sanitary and drainage facilities, and making other improvements as designated in the plans approved or to be approved by Council, together with the necessary appurtenances and work incidental thereto. Section 2. Estimated Bond Terms. The Bonds shall be dated approximately November 1, 2027, shall bear interest at the now estimated rate of six percent (6%) per year, payable semiannually until the principal amount is paid, and are estimated to mature in twenty (20) annual principal installments on December 1 of each year that are in such amounts that the total principal and interest payments on the Bonds in any fiscal year in which principal is payable are substantially equal. The first interest payment on the Bonds is estimated to be June 1, 2028, and the first principal payment on the Bonds is estimated to be December 1, 2028. Ordinance 26-30 | Page 2 Section 3. Authorized Principal Amount of Notes; Dating; Interest Rate. It is necessary to issue and this Council determines that notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed one million six hundred eighty thousand dollars ($1,680,000) (the Notes) shall be issued in anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds The Notes shall be dated the date of issuance and shall mature one year from the date of issuance; provided that the Director of Finance may, if it is determined to be necessary or advisable to the sale of the Notes, establish a maturity date that is any date not later than one year from the date of issuance by setting forth that maturity date in the certificate awarding the Notes and signed in accordance with Section 6 (the Certificate of Award). The Notes shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed seven percent (7%) per year (computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty day (360-day) year consisting of twelve (12) thirty-day (30-day) months), payable at maturity or at any date of earlier prepayment as provided for in Section 4 and until the principal amount is paid or payment is provided for, subject to the paragraph immediately below. The aggregate principal amount of and rate of interest on the Notes shall be determined by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award. If requested by the Original Purchaser (as defined in Section 6) and if the Director of Finance has determined it to be in the best interests of and financially advantageous to the City to participate in the Treasurer of State’s Ohio Market Access Program (as described in Section 6(c)), the Notes may provide that, in the event that the City does not pay or make provision for payment at maturity of the debt charges on the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes shall bear interest at a different rate not to exceed the After Maturity Rate (as defined in the Standby Note Purchase Agreement defined and provided for in Section 6(c)) from the maturity date until the City pays or makes provision to pay that principal amount. Section 4. Payment of Debt Charges; Paying Agent; Prepayment. The debt charges on the Notes shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America or in Federal Reserve funds of the United States of America, as determined by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award, and shall be payable, without deduction for services of the City’s paying agent, at the designated corporate trust office of Argent Institutional Trust Company or at the designated corporate trust office or other office of a bank or trust company designated by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award, after determining that the payment at that bank or trust company will not endanger the funds or securities of the City and that proper procedures and safeguards are available for that purpose, or at the office of the Director of Finance if agreed to by the Director of Finance and the Original Purchaser (as defined in Section 6) (the Paying Agent). If agreed to by the Original Purchaser, the City may prepay the Notes without penalty or premium prior to maturity (the Prepayment Date) as provided in this Ordinance and the Certificate of Award. Prepayment prior to maturity shall be made by deposit with the Paying Agent of the principal amount of the Notes together with interest accrued thereon to the Prepayment Date. The City’s right of prepayment shall be exercised by mailing a notice of prepayment, stating the Prepayment Date and the name and address of the Paying Agent, by certified or registered mail to the Original Purchaser and to the Paying Agent not less than seven days Ordinance 26-30 | Page 3 prior to the Prepayment Date. If money for prepayment is on deposit with the Paying Agent on the Prepayment Date following the giving of that notice, interest on the principal amount prepaid shall cease to accrue on the Prepayment Date. The Director of Finance may request the Original Purchaser to use its best efforts to arrange for the delivery of the Notes at the designated office of the Paying Agent for prepayment, surrender and cancellation. Section 5. Form and Execution of Notes; Book Entry System. The Notes shall be signed by the Mayor and the Director of Finance, in the name of the City and in their official capacities, provided that one of those signatures may be a facsimile. The Notes shall be issued in the denominations and numbers as requested by the Original Purchaser and approved by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award, provided that no Note shall be issued in a denomination less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). The entire principal amount may be represented by a single note and may be issued as fully registered securities (for which the Director of Finance will serve as note registrar) and in book entry or other uncertificated form in accordance with Section 9.96 and Chapter 133 of the Revised Code if it is determined by the Director of Finance that issuance of fully registered securities in that form will facilitate the sale and delivery of the Notes. The Notes shall not have coupons attached, shall be numbered as determined by the Director of Finance and shall express upon their faces the purpose, in summary terms, for which they are issued and that they are issued pursuant to this Ordinance. As used in this Section and this Ordinance: “Book entry form” or “book entry system” means a form or system under which (i) the ownership of beneficial interests in the Notes and the principal of, and interest on, the Notes may be transferred only through a book entry, and (ii) a single physical Note certificate is issued by the City and payable only to a Depository or its nominee, with such Notes deposited and maintained in the custody of the Depository or its agent for that purpose. The book entry maintained by others than the City is the record that identifies the owners of beneficial interests in the Notes and that principal and interest. “Depository” means any securities depository that is a clearing agency under federal law operating and maintaining, with its Participants or otherwise, a book entry system to record ownership of beneficial interests in the Notes or the principal of, and interest on, the Notes and to effect transfers of the Notes, in book entry form, and includes and means initially The Depository Trust Company (a limited purpose trust company). “Participant” means any participant contracting with a Depository under a book entry system and includes security brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies, and clearing corporations. The Notes may be issued to a Depository for use in a book entry system and, if and as long as a book entry system is utilized, (i) the Notes may be issued in the form of a single Note made payable to the Depository or its nominee and deposited and maintained in the custody of the Depository or its Ordinance 26-30 | Page 4 agent for that purpose; (ii) the beneficial owners in book entry form shall have no right to receive the Notes in the form of physical securities or certificates; (iii) ownership of beneficial interests in book entry form shall be shown by book entry on the system maintained and operated by the Depository and its Participants, and transfers of the ownership of beneficial interests shall be made only by book entry by the Depository and its Participants; and (iv) the Notes as such shall not be transferable or exchangeable, except for transfer to another Depository or to another nominee of a Depository, without further action by the City. If any Depository determines not to continue to act as a Depository for the Notes for use in a book entry system, the Director of Finance may attempt to establish a securities depository/book entry relationship with another qualified Depository. If the Director of Finance does not or is unable to do so, the Director of Finance, after making provision for notification of the beneficial owners by the then Depository and any other arrangements deemed necessary, shall permit withdrawal of the Notes from the Depository, and shall cause the Notes in bearer or payable to order form to be signed by the officers authorized to sign the Notes and delivered to the assigns of the Depository or its nominee, all at the cost and expense (including any costs of printing), if the event is not the result of City action or inaction, of those persons requesting such issuance. The Director of Finance is also hereby authorized and directed, to the extent necessary or required, to enter into any agreements determined necessary in connection with the book entry system for the Notes, after determining that the signing thereof will not endanger the funds or securities of the City. Section 6. Award and Sale of the Notes. (a) To the Original Purchaser. The Notes shall be sold at not less than par at private sale by the Director of Finance to the original purchaser designated by the Director of Finance in the Certificate of Award (the Original Purchaser) in accordance with law and the provisions of this Ordinance and the Certificate of Award. The Director of Finance shall sign the Certificate of Award evidencing that sale to the Original Purchaser, cause the Notes to be prepared, and have the Notes signed and delivered, together with a true transcript of proceedings with reference to the issuance of the Notes if requested by the Original Purchaser, to the Original Purchaser upon payment of the purchase price. The Mayor, the Director of Finance, the Director of Law, the Clerk of Council and other City officials, as appropriate, are each authorized and directed to sign any transcript certificates, financial statements, paying agent agreement, note purchase agreement, placement agent agreement, term sheet and other commitments, documents and instruments and to take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Ordinance. The Director of Finance is authorized, if it is determined to be in the best interest of the City, to combine the issue of Notes with one or more other note issues of the City into a consolidated note issue pursuant to Section 133.30(B) of the Revised Code. Ordinance 26-30 | Page 5 (b) Application for Rating; Financing Costs. The Director of Finance is authorized to request a rating for the Notes from one or more nationally-recognized rating agencies in connection with the sale and issuance of the Notes. The expenditure of the amounts necessary to secure those rating(s) and to pay the other financing costs (as defined in Section 133.01 of the Revised Code) in connection with the Notes is authorized and approved, and the Director of Finance is authorized to provide for the payment of any such amounts and costs from the proceeds of the Notes to the extent available and otherwise from any other funds lawfully available that are appropriated or shall be appropriated for that purpose. (c) Ohio Market Access Program. If the Director of Finance determines in the Certificate of Award for it to be in the best interest of and financially advantageous to the City, the City shall participate in the Treasurer of State’s Ohio Market Access Program. The Standby Note Purchase Agreement (Standby Note Purchase Agreement) and Paying Agent Agreement (Paying Agent Agreement) are hereby authorized in the forms presented to this Council with such changes not materially adverse to the City as may be approved by the officers of the City executing the Standby Note Purchase Agreement and Paying Agent Agreement. The City acknowledges the agreement of the Treasurer of State in the Standby Note Purchase Agreement that, in the event the City is unable to repay the principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes at their maturity, whether through its own funds or through the issuance of other obligations of the City, the Treasurer of State agrees (A) to purchase the Notes from the holders or beneficial owners thereof upon their presentation to the Treasurer of State for such purchase at a price of par plus accrued interest to maturity or (B) to purchase renewal notes of the City in a principal amount not greater than the principal amount of the Notes plus interest due at maturity, with such renewal notes bearing interest at the Renewal Note Rate (as defined in the Standby Note Purchase Agreement), maturing not more than one year after the date of their issuance, and being prepayable at any time with 30 days’ notice, provided that in connection with the Treasurer of State’s purchase of such renewal notes the City shall deliver to the Treasurer of State an unqualified opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel that (i) such renewal notes are the legal, valid and binding general obligations of the City, and the principal of and interest on such renewal notes, unless paid from other sources, are to be paid from the proceeds of the levy of ad valorem taxes, within the ten-mill limitation imposed by law, on all property subject to ad valorem taxes levied by the City and (ii) interest on the renewal notes is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes under Section I03 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, to the same extent that interest on the Notes is so excluded. The officers signing the Notes are authorized to take all actions that may in their judgment reasonably be necessary to provide for the Standby Note Purchase Agreement, including but not limited to the inclusion of a notation on the form of the Notes providing notice to the holders or Ordinance 26-30 | Page 6 beneficial owners of the existence of the Standby Note Purchase Agreement and providing instructions to such holders or beneficial owners regarding the presentation of the Note for purchase by the Treasurer of State at stated maturity. Section 7. Application of Note Proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of the Notes, except any premium and accrued interest, shall be paid into the proper fund or funds and those proceeds are appropriated and shall be used for the purpose for which the Notes are being issued. Any portion of those proceeds representing premium and accrued interest shall be paid into the Bond Retirement Fund. Section 8. Application and Pledge of Bond or Renewal Note Proceeds or Excess Funds. The par value to be received from the sale of the Bonds or of any renewal notes and any excess funds resulting from the issuance of the Notes shall, to the extent necessary, be used to pay the debt charges on the Notes at maturity and are pledged for that purpose. Section 9. Provisions for Tax Levy. During the year or years in which the Notes are outstanding, there shall be levied on all the taxable property in the City, in addition to all other taxes, the same tax that would have been levied if the Bonds had been issued without the prior issuance of the Notes. The tax shall be within the ten-mill limitation imposed by law, shall be and is ordered computed, certified, levied and extended upon the tax duplicate and collected by the same officers, in the same manner, and at the same time that taxes for general purposes for each of those years are certified, levied, extended and collected, and shall be placed before and in preference to all other items and for the full amount thereof. The proceeds of the tax levy shall be placed in the Bond Retirement Fund, which is irrevocably pledged for the payment of the debt charges on the Notes or the Bonds when and as the same fall due. In each year, to the extent money from the municipal income tax is available for the payment of the debt charges on the Notes and Bonds and is appropriated for that purpose, the amount of the tax shall be reduced by the amount of the money so available and appropriated in compliance with the covenant hereinafter set forth. To the extent necessary, the debt charges on the Notes and Bonds shall be paid from municipal income taxes lawfully available therefor under the Constitution and laws of the State of Ohio; and the City hereby covenants, subject and pursuant to such authority, including particularly Sections 133.05(B)(7) and 5705.51(A)(5) and (D) of the Revised Code, to appropriate annually from such municipal income taxes such amount as is necessary to meet such annual debt charges. Nothing in this Section in any way diminishes the pledge of the full faith and credit and property taxing power of the City to the prompt payment of the debt charges on the Notes and Bonds. Section 10. Federal Tax Considerations. The City covenants that it will use, and will restrict the use and investment of, the proceeds of the Notes in such manner and to such extent as Ordinance 26-30 | Page 7 may be necessary so that (a) the Notes will not (i) constitute private activity bonds or arbitrage bonds under Sections 141 or 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or (ii) be treated other than as bonds the interest on which is excluded from gross income under Section 103 of the Code, and (b) the interest on the Notes will not be an item of tax preference under Section 57 of the Code. The City further covenants that (a) it will take or cause to be taken such actions that may be required of it for the interest on the Notes to be and remain excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, (b) it will not take or authorize to be taken any actions that would adversely affect that exclusion, and (c) it, or persons acting for it, will, among other acts of compliance, (i) apply the proceeds of the Notes to the governmental purpose of the borrowing, (ii) restrict the yield on investment property, (iii) make timely and adequate payments to the federal government, (iv) maintain books and records and make calculations and reports and (v) refrain from certain uses of those proceeds, and, as applicable, of property financed with such proceeds, all in such manner and to the extent necessary to assure such exclusion of that interest under the Code. The Director of Finance, as the fiscal officer, or any other officer of the City having responsibility for issuance of the Notes is hereby authorized (a) to make or effect any election, selection, designation (including specifically designation of the Notes as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” if such designation is applicable and desirable, and to make any related necessary representations and covenants), choice, consent, approval, or waiver on behalf of the City with respect to the Notes as the City is permitted or required to make or give under the federal income tax laws, including, without limitation thereto, any of the elections provided for in or available under Section 148 of the Code, for the purpose of assuring, enhancing or protecting favorable tax treatment or status of the Notes or interest thereon or assisting compliance with requirements for that purpose, reducing the burden or expense of such compliance, reducing the rebate amount or payments or penalties, or making payments of special amounts in lieu of making computations to determine, or paying, excess earnings as rebate, or obviating those amounts or payments, as determined by that officer, which action shall be in writing and signed by the officer, (b) to take any and all other actions, make or obtain calculations, make payments, and make or give reports, covenants and certifications of and on behalf of the City, as may be appropriate to assure the exclusion of interest from gross income and the intended tax status of the Notes, and (c) to give one or more appropriate certificates of the City, for inclusion in the transcript of proceedings for the Notes, setting forth the reasonable expectations of the City regarding the amount and use of all the proceeds of the Notes, the facts, circumstances and estimates on which they are based, and other facts and circumstances relevant to the tax treatment of the interest on and the tax status of the Notes. Section 11. Certification and Delivery of Ordinance and Certificate of Award. The Clerk of Council is directed to deliver or cause to be delivered a certified copy of this Ordinance and a copy of the signed Certificate of Award to the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer. Ordinance 26-30 | Page 8 Section 12. Satisfaction of Conditions for Note Issuance. This Council determines that all acts and conditions necessary to be done or performed by the City or to have been met precedent to and in the issuing of the Notes in order to make them legal, valid and binding general obligations of the City have been performed and have been met, or will at the time of delivery of the Notes have been performed and have been met, in regular and due form as required by law; that the full faith and credit and general property taxing power (as described in Section 9) of the City are pledged for the timely payment of the debt charges on the Notes; and that no statutory or constitutional limitation of indebtedness or taxation will have been exceeded in the issuance of the Notes. Section 13. Retention of Bond Counsel. The legal services of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, as bond counsel, be and are hereby retained. The legal services shall be in the nature of legal advice and recommendations as to the documents and the proceedings in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes and the rendering of the necessary legal opinion upon the delivery of the Notes. In rendering those legal services, as an independent contractor and in an attorney-client relationship, that firm shall not exercise any administrative discretion on behalf of the City in the formulation of public policy, expenditure of public funds, enforcement of laws, rules and regulations of the State, the City or any other political subdivision, or the execution of public trusts. That firm shall be paid just and reasonable compensation for those legal services and shall be reimbursed for the actual out-of- pocket expenses it incurs in rendering those legal services. The Director of Finance is authorized to provide for the payment of those fees and any reimbursements from the proceeds of the Notes to the extent available and otherwise is authorized and directed to make appropriate certification as to the availability of funds for those fees and any reimbursement and to issue an appropriate order for their timely payment as written statements are submitted by that firm. Section 14. Retention of Municipal Advisor. The services of MAS Financial Advisory Services LLC, as municipal advisor, be and are hereby retained. The municipal advisory services shall be in the nature of financial advice and recommendations in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes. In rendering those municipal advisory services, as an independent contractor, that firm shall not exercise any administrative discretion on behalf of the City in the formulation of public policy, expenditure of public funds, enforcement of laws, rules and regulations of the State, the City or any other political subdivision, or the execution of public trusts. That firm shall be paid just and reasonable compensation for those municipal advisory services and shall be reimbursed for the actual out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in rendering those municipal advisory services. The Director of Finance is authorized to provide for the payment of those fees and any reimbursements from the proceeds of the Notes to the extent available and otherwise is authorized and directed to make appropriate certification as to the availability of funds for those fees and any reimbursement and to issue an appropriate order for their timely payment as written statements are submitted by that firm. Ordinance 26-30 | Page 9 Section 15. Compliance with Open Meeting Requirements. This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council and any of its Committees concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this Council or Committees, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in those formal actions were in meetings open to the public, all in compliance with the law. Section 16. Captions and Headings. The captions and headings in this Ordinance are solely for convenience of reference and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any Sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs or clauses hereof. Reference to a Section means a section of this Ordinance unless otherwise indicated. Section 17. Declaration of Emergency; Effective Date. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the City, and for the further reason that this Ordinance is required to be immediately effective in order to issue and sell the Notes, which is necessary to enable the City to enter into contracts for the improvement which is needed to eliminate existing and potential hazards to vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the City; wherefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: Bridget C. King, Council President Bill Schneider, Mayor Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council FISCAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO: As fiscal officer of the City of Fairview Park, Ohio, I certify in connection with your proposed issue of not to exceed $1,680,000 of notes (the Notes), to be issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds (the Bonds), for the purpose of paying costs of improving streets by reconstructing, resurfacing, grading, draining, curbing and paving, constructing water supply, sanitary and drainage facilities, and making other improvements as designated in the plans approved or to be approved by Council, together with the necessary appurtenances and work incidental thereto (the improvement), that: 1. The estimated life or period of usefulness of the improvement is at least five years. 2. The estimated maximum maturity of the Bonds, calculated in accordance with Section 133.20 of the Revised Code, is 20 years, being my estimate of the life or period of usefulness of those improvements. If and to the extent a portion of the proceeds of the Bonds may be determined to be allocated to a class or classes having a maximum maturity of less than 20 years but in excess of five years, then the maximum maturity of the Bonds would still be at least 20 years by reason of a sufficient portion of the proceeds of the Bonds allocated to a class or classes having a maximum maturity or an estimated period of usefulness in excess of 20 years. If notes in anticipation of the Bonds are outstanding later than the last day of December of the fifth year following the year of issuance of the original issue of notes, the period in excess of those five years shall be deducted from that maximum maturity of the Bonds. 3. The maximum maturity of the Notes is 240 months from their date of issuance. Dated: May 4, 2026 Director of Finance City of Fairview Park, Ohio 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: $4,720,000 City of Fairview Park Sanitary Sewerage System Improvement Notes, Series 2026, and $1,680,000 Street Improvement Notes, Series 2026 DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following Ordinances on three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $4,720,000 IN NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS OF IMPROVING THE CITY’S SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM BY CONSTRUCTING AND IMPROVING SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS AND RELATED SANITARY AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,680,000 OF NOTES, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS OF IMPROVING STREETS BY RECONSTRUCTING, RESURFACING, GRADING, DRAINING, CURBING AND PAVING, CONSTRUCTING WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, AND MAKING OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AS DESIGNATED IN THE PLANS APPROVED OR TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY This above legislation allows the City’s 2026 debt issuance. The two Ordinances are for the issuance of one-year bond anticipation notes (BANs) to finance the City’s portion of the following projects, as discussed during the 2026 budget hearings. The $4,720,000 Sewer BANs which include the repayment of the $3.0 million in BANs issued in 2025, as well as additional funds needed to fund the City’s portion of the following projects: Projects that began in prior years (rollover of the 2025 BANs): • West 223 Street Water Line and Resurfacing - Construction • Equalization Tank - Planning • Stanford Avenue Sewer, Water, Pavement Replacement – Construction • Woodstock Avenue Sewer Replacement - Sewer Construction & Construction Admin 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov New Projects: • West 210 Street Paving /Paving Program 2026 – Construction • 2026 Sewer Lining Program • West 227 Pump Station - Construction and Construction Admin • West Valley Pump Station -Construction and Construction Admin Once these projects are finalized and the actual costs are known, the City will enter into long-term debt. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to discussing this further in committee. cc: Mayor Bill Schneider A Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-31 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-31 ORIGINATED BY: JENNIFER PAE, FINANCE DIRECTOR/HR MANAGER REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD and COUNCILWOMAN WERING AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF THE MONTHLY CHARGE FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE IN THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) has levied special assessments for the collection of refuse in the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the cost and expense of solid waste collection for the tax year 2026 (collection year 2027) in the amount of one hundred fifty-six dollars ($156.00) per year per residential parcel for the tax year, as reported to the Finance Director and now on file in the office of the Finance Director; be and the same is hereby adopted and confirmed, and that for the tax year 2026 (collection year 2027), there be and are hereby levied and assessed upon each residential parcel that is subject to collection of solid waste by the City’s vendor, the amount reported as aforesaid, which are not in excess of any statutory limitation; and said properties are hereby determined to be specially benefited by said service. SECTION 2. That the assessment collections shall be deposited into and refuse collection services are to be paid out of the City’s Solid Waste Fee Fund (Fund 255). SECTION 3. That this Council hereby finds and determines that the assessments now on file in the office of said Director are in the same proportion to the previous assessments as originally filed, related to the cost of the above-described service and the cost of the service as originally filed. SECTION 4. All assessments shall be certified by the Clerk of Council to the County Fiscal Officer as provided by law, to be placed on the tax duplicate and collected as other taxes are collected. SECTION 5. That the Clerk of this Council shall cause a notice of the passage of this Ordinance to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in this City, and to continue on file in this office of said assessments. SECTION 6. That the Clerk of this Council is hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this Ordinance to the County Fiscal Officer no later than September 14, 2026. SECTION 7. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, Ordinance 26-31 | Page 2 and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 8. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and provide for the services in a timely manner, and for the further reason that it is necessary to provide funds for solid waste collection to protect the health, convenience, and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Fairview Park and, provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: _______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: 2026 Tax Year (2027 Collection Year) Solid Waste Collection and Street Lighting Special Property Tax Assessments, and the extension of Solid Waste Collection charges expiration date. DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration requests passage of the following three related pieces of legislation in three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF THE MONTHLY CHARGE FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE IN THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 929.06 OF CHAPTER 929 ENTITLED, "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CHARGES" OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OF THE STREETS OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO PROVIDING AND SUPPLYING SAID STREETS WITH ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTING FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Every year the City of Fairview Park (“City”) must provide legislation for the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office to certify each residential permanent parcel number to permit the assessment for solid waste collection fees as permitted by Section 929 of the City of Fairview Park Codified Ordinances, in which each residential unit is levied $156 per year ($13 a month). The additional Ordinance is needed to update that section to extend the expiration of those charges to December 31, 2027. The City also assesses city properties, both residential and commercial, on a percentage amount not to exceed $300,000 for the entire City based on each property’s prior year total property tax amount which assists with the payment of the street lighting electrical costs. 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov The 2026 tax year solid waste collection fees and street lighting assessments will be placed on the respective property owner’s 2027 property tax bill by Cuyahoga County, which will collect the amounts permitted through these Ordinances, and then remit those assessments to the City which will assist in paying for the costs incurred for these respective services. Thank you for your consideration and look forward to discussing this in committee. cc: Bill Schneider, Mayor A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinacne 26-32 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-32 ORIGINATED BY: JENNIFER PAE, FINANCE DIRECTOR/HR MANAGER REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OF THE STREETS OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO PROVIDING AND SUPPLYING SAID STREETS WITH ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTING FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park has levied special assessments to supply streets in the City of Fairview Park with electric lighting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the assessment of the cost and expense of improving all of the streets in the City of Fairview Park, Ohio, by providing and supplying said streets with electric lighting for the tax year 2026 (collection year 2027), in the approximate aggregate amount of $300,000 for each said tax year, as reported to the Finance Director and now on file in the office of the Finance Director; be and the same is hereby adopted and confirmed, and that for the tax year 2026 (collection year 2027), these be and are hereby levied and assessed upon the lots, lands and property bounding and abutting on said streets, or parts thereof, and served by said street lighting, the several amounts reported as aforesaid, which assessments are in proportion to the tax value thereof, and are not in excess of any statute of limitation; and said lots, lands and property are hereby determined to be specially benefited by said improvement. SECTION 2. That the remainder of the entire cost of said improvement shall be paid out of the Street Lighting Fund (Fund 250) of the City of Fairview Park. SECTION 3. That this Council hereby finds and determines that the assessments now on file in the office of said Director are in the same proportion to the estimated assessments as originally filed as the actual cost of the above-described improvement is to the estimated cost of the improvement as originally filed. SECTION 4. All assessments shall be certified by the Clerk of Council to the County Fiscal Officer as provided by law, to be placed on the tax duplicate and collected as other taxed are collected. SECTION 5. That the Clerk of this Council shall cause a notice of the passage of this Ordinance to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in this City, and to continue on file in this office of said assessments. SECTION 6. That the Clerk of this Council is hereby directed to deliver a certified copy of this Ordinance to the County Fiscal Officer no later than September 14, 2026. Ordinacne 26-32 | Page 2 SECTION 7. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 8. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; and for the further reason that it is necessary to provide funds for street lighting installation and maintenance lighting of the aforesaid streets to protect the health, convenience, and welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Fairview Park, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: ________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: 2026 Tax Year (2027 Collection Year) Solid Waste Collection and Street Lighting Special Property Tax Assessments, and the extension of Solid Waste Collection charges expiration date. DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration requests passage of the following three related pieces of legislation in three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF THE MONTHLY CHARGE FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE IN THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 929.06 OF CHAPTER 929 ENTITLED, "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION CHARGES" OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ALL OF THE STREETS OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO PROVIDING AND SUPPLYING SAID STREETS WITH ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTING FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Every year the City of Fairview Park (“City”) must provide legislation for the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office to certify each residential permanent parcel number to permit the assessment for solid waste collection fees as permitted by Section 929 of the City of Fairview Park Codified Ordinances, in which each residential unit is levied $156 per year ($13 a month). The additional Ordinance is needed to update that section to extend the expiration of those charges to December 31, 2027. The City also assesses city properties, both residential and commercial, on a percentage amount not to exceed $300,000 for the entire City based on each property’s prior year total property tax amount which assists with the payment of the street lighting electrical costs. 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov The 2026 tax year solid waste collection fees and street lighting assessments will be placed on the respective property owner’s 2027 property tax bill by Cuyahoga County, which will collect the amounts permitted through these Ordinances, and then remit those assessments to the City which will assist in paying for the costs incurred for these respective services. Thank you for your consideration and look forward to discussing this in committee. cc: Bill Schneider, Mayor A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-33 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-33 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO CONTRACT WITH SMITH & OBY FOR BOILER REPLACEMENT AT CITY HALL AND BOILER REPLACEMENT AT THE GEMINI CENTER THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Smith & Oby has been contracted to provide maintenance and service for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) for all buildings and structures owned by the City of Fairview Park (“City”) as authorized by Ordinance 20-22 and Ordinance 24-17; and WHEREAS, the two (2) boilers at City Hall and the two (2) boilers at the Gemini Center have had issues for years maintaining proper temperatures in the buildings, are at the end of their useful life and are no longer under warranty; and WHEREAS, to maintain proper temperature in City Hall and the Gemini Center, the City will contract with Smith & Oby to remove the existing boilers at City Hall and the Gemini Center and replace the boilers with new, more energy efficient boilers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the Administration for the City of Fairview Park is hereby authorized to contract with Smith & Oby to remove existing boiler systems and to supply and install new boiler systems at City Hall and the Gemini Center. SECTION 2. The cost to remove the existing boiler system and to supply and install a new boiler system for City Hall is one hundred sixty-nine thousand seven hundred sixty-six dollars ($169,766.00) payable from the Permanent Improvement Fund (Fund 260). Exhibit A. SECTION 3. The cost to remove the existing boiler system and to supply and install a new boiler system for the Gemini Center is seventy thousand three hundred seventy-eight dollars ($70,378.00) payable from the Recreation Fund (Fund 230). Exhibit B SECTION 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Ordinance 26-33 | Page 2 SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and in order to maintain a proper temperature at City Hall and the Gemini Center and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: ______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council a ' ry * . . The Smith & Oby Company * The Smith & Oby Service Company OH Lic. 19624 nl & 7676 Northfield Road * Walton Hills, Ohio 44146 * Phone 440-735-5333 + Fax 440-735-5334 Mechanical Contractors Since 1898 * HVAC + Plumbing * Process Piping » Service Contracts EXHIBIT A April 7, 2026 City of Fairview Park/ City Hall 20777 Lorain Ave Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Subject- 2 QTY Boiler Replacement Henry, Thank you for giving Smith and Oby the opportunity to provide mechanical services at your facility in Fairview Park. The boilers have multiple internal issues with rotted out flue piping due to faulty installation. We are recommending replacement of the boiler. Scope of Work e Lock out/ tag out all electrical, water supply lines, and all mechanicals. e Remove existing electrical connections, water supply connections, gas connections, intake and exhaust ducts, rig, and remove (2) existing RBI boilers and remove existing expansion tank. e Supply, rig, and install (2) new Lochinvar boilers, (2) new recirculation pumps, supply and install new air intake and exhaust PVC piping. e Supply, rig, and install (1) expansion tank to support both new boilers. e Re-install gas supply piping, re-install water supply piping, re-install electrical, supply and install (2) new condensate neutralizers. e Provide all labor, equipment, electrical, mechanical piping, rigging, insulation, equipment disposal, and start-up for the above project. PLICE. 0... c cece ccc ec ec ee ences ee cease eeaes $169,766 Nate Zawoyski Smith and Oby 216-406-6220 Signed: Title: Date: 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and City Council FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider and Henry Chaski, Executive Assistant to the Mayor RE: Replacement of Boiler Systems at City Hall and Gemini Center DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration requests passage of the following legislation on three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO CONTRACT WITH SMITH & OBY FOR BOILER REPLACEMENT AT CITY HALL AND BOILER REPLACEMENT AT THE GEMINI CENTER THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The Administration respectfully requests Council approval of legislation authorizing the replacement of the boiler systems at City Hall and the Gemini Center through an applicable cooperative purchasing contract available to the City. Although these expenditures were not included in the 2026 budget, the affected equipment was expected to remain in service until 2027 and has now deteriorated faster than anticipated, creating an unplanned, but necessary, capital need. As such, the City is planning on delaying some non-critical purchases already budgeted for to make up for this emergency expense. Each facility operates two boilers, and both locations have now experienced significant flue piping issues that interfere with normal operation. The defective flue piping can affect flame sensor performance, cause the boilers to work harder than intended, and lead the units to enter fault or alarm conditions. The flue piping issues were identified during routine preventive maintenance inspections. As a temporary stop gap measure, we could replace simply the flue pipe on all four units to limp the units along but at present, the immediate repair cost for replacement of the flue piping alone is estimated at $8,125 for the Gemini Center and $27,102 for City Hall, for a total repair cost of $35,227. By comparison, the cost to replace all four boilers, together with new flue piping, is estimated at $240,144. The flue-pipe-only repair would therefore represent a meaningful expenditure on systems that have already reached the end of their expected useful life according to the manufacturer and may still require full replacement in the near term. Thus, the decision is to limp them along or to fix the problem. The boilers at both City Hall and the Gemini Center have reached an expected service life of approximately 20 years. While replacement flue piping would likely improve system function in the short term, installing new venting components on boiler systems that are already in failure status would not be a sound long-term use of 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov public funds. The Administration therefore recommends moving forward with complete replacement of both boiler systems with new, energy-efficient equipment, which would also include the required new flue piping as part of the installation. The preferred time to perform this work is during the summer months, when disruption to building operations and heating service will be minimized. Because these systems provide radiant heat to both facilities, delaying replacement into another heating season would increase the risk of unplanned outages, service interruptions, and potential building impacts during colder weather. The City is particularly concerned that neither facility should be required to operate through another winter on aging equipment that is already showing fault conditions. The original contingency approach for City Hall had been to take one boiler offline while relying on the second unit to support the building, but continued review of the system condition, together with the City's recent flooding-related concerns, has led the Administration to conclude that a full summer replacement is the more prudent course. That approach reduces the risk of emergency shutdowns, extended downtime, and related damage such as frozen lines or additional system failures. The Administration further recommends that Smith & Oby perform the work. Smith & Oby has already evaluated the systems, identified the current issues, provided triage support, and developed proposed solutions for both facilities. Because of that familiarity, the company is in the best position to complete the work efficiently and with less risk of delay, duplication, or unnecessary learning curve. Fairview Park Charter Section 6 provides that no expenditure exceeding $15,000 may be made without approval by ordinance of Council, whether by bid or otherwise, and also incorporates the City's public bidding requirements for larger contracts. Ohio law, however, permits political subdivisions to make certain purchases through cooperative purchasing arrangements, and acquisitions made through qualifying cooperative contracts are exempt from otherwise applicable competitive selection requirements when the underlying contract was competitively solicited. The Administration understands that Smith & Oby is available through OhioBuys as a registered HVAC contractor and has also served as a contractor under State of Ohio transportation-related cooperative purchasing arrangements. The City is authorized to use the applicable State contract and for the proposed boiler replacement. This falls within the scope of that awarded contract, Council may approve the purchase through that cooperative procurement method rather than require a separate City-administered public bid. Cc: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director and H/R Manager Kerry Kemp, Recreation Director Bryan Hitch, Service Director Ordinance 26-34 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-34 ORIGINATED BY: MEGAN OTTER, ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REQUESTED BY: TONY RAFFIN, FIRE CHIEF SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL PRESIDENT KING and COUNCILMAN RALEY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH R.E. WARNER & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT CO-ED FACILITIES MODERNIZATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, due to the immediate needs of Fire Department personnel, it is necessary to update Fire Department facilities to accommodate all personnel; and WHEREAS, the Council passed Ordinance 25-48 on October 6, 2025 approving the agreement between the City of Fairview Park (“City”) and R.E Warner & Associates, Inc. for the City Hall Campus Project, which included development and design for City Hall, Police Station and Fire Station; and WHEREAS, the Fire Department Co-Ed Facilities Modernization Project (“Project”) was separated from the City Hall Campus Improvement Project due to the need for completion in 2026, and the Project design has been fully completed; and WHEREAS, the Project includes dormitory improvements with seven (7) individual bedrooms for firefighters, three (3) unisex bathrooms, and gender specific locker rooms in the Fire Department; and WHEREAS, Owner’s Representative services are required to review, administer and coordinate all work to be performed from preconstruction through post construction; and WHEREAS, R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc. will serve as the Owner’s Representative for the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc. for Owners Representative services for the Project. SECTION 2. That the cost of such engagement shall not exceed forty-nine thousand seven hundred dollars ($49,700), herein attached as Exhibit “A”. This cost shall be paid from the Emergency Medical Services Collections Fund ( Fund 781). Ordinance 26-34 | Page 2 SECTION 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and to enter into a contract for owner’s representative services as soon as possible and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: ______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 2=\W / EXHIBIT A RE. WARNER 1951 - 2026 EMGINEERS | ARCHITECTS | suRvEvonS VIA--E-MAIL megan.otter@fairviewparkohio.gov May 11, 2026 Megan Otter City of Fairview Park 20777 Lorain Rd Fairview Park, OH 44126 Reference: City of Fairview Park (City of Fairview Park) Fairview Park City Hall Campus Updates R.E. Warner Project No. 33125 Request for Change Order No. RFCO 02 R1 Dear Ms. Otter: This change order reflects the changes requested for the fire department modifications, separation, and permit submission independent from the renovation and the addition. AMEP: FIRE DEPARTMENT MODIFICATIONS ($26,000) Fire department dormitory area had modifications to the layout past 60% design. It was also requested that this portion of the work will move to permitting and construction. Additional Efforts/Deliverables 1. Initial study sketches Modification to design, triggering redesign efforts for architectural, mechanical, plumbing, and iad electrical. Separate bid/permitting package Permitting assistance Issuance of IFC (Issued for Construction) set So & w& Construction Administration (submittals/close out) 25000 Country Club Bivd., Ste. 340, North Olmsted, OH 44070 | P: 440.835.9400 | F: 440.835.9474 | rewarner.com =\Vf | RE WARNER OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE SCOPE Construction Phase Basic Services (3 months Assumed) 1. Review proposals and contracts 2. Conduct/attend all project-related meetings (Owner / Architect / GC; design meetings; and other stakeholders) Prepare project communications plans and protocols Review and Monitor schedule adherence and make necessary project-timeline Review Design Team’s Monthly Pay Application and monitor costs/expenses 3 4 5 6. Perform scope / bid reviews with GC (When applicable) 7. Perform check submittals. 8. Attend all project related meetings (Owner / Architect / GC, design team and other stakeholders) 9. Monitor design team and GC schedules 10. Review design team’s monthly pay application and make recommendation for approval 11. Review GC pay applications and confirm scope of billing as accurate for construction activities provided 12. Review Potential Change Orders and make recommendations for approval 13. Review and approval of final pay applications 14. Confirm start-up and warranty procedures 15. Confirm training activities have been performed 16. Operation Manual coordination 17. Staffing Requirements: a. Project Manager — i. Construction Phase Services 8 hours per week b. Project Administrator i. Construction phase 2 hours per week CLARIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS 1. The fee is based on the accepted layout for the fire department dorm area accepted by the fire department chief on 02/09/26. Any changes beyond this date can be made at an additional cost. 2. Owner’s Representative Excluded Scope: a. Services necessary to obtain zoning approvals, except for attendance at meetings noted above. b. Site inspection services for purposes other than to approximate/validate percentage completion of project for billing purposes c. Services that constitute practice of architecture or engineering d. Responsibility for site safety and safety programs, which will be the responsibility of the contractor, subcontractors, and/or other third parties. cnn On Professional Services Proposal | May 11, 2026 For City of Fairview Park | Fairview Park City Hall Campus Updates | RFCO 02 R1 Page 2 of 4 | 33125 RFCO#2_R1.docx =\Vf | RE WARNER e. Procore project management software has been excluded. If this would be required for the owner’s use outside of the CMr’s provided project management software the costs will be reimbursed to CC&E at direct expense. f. All costs and expenses incurred by CC&E will be reimbursed at actual cost (i.e. travel; copying charges; third-party fees; etc.). Recommended set aside budget: $2,000 DESIGN COST Our services covered herein shall be provided for a lump sum amount of: Change Order Amount: Fire Department Modifications — Design Fee $26,000 Fire Department Modifications — Owner’s Representative $23,700 RFCO 2 total $49,700 METHOD OF PAYMENT Payment terms shall be as agreed upon in the original project contract. TERMS AND CONDITIONS All work shall be done in accordance with the terms and conditions agreed upon in the original contract. ACCEPTANCE If you find the proposal acceptable, please sign and return one copy of this agreement. This will serve as our formal authorization to proceed with design for these additional project scope items. An update to the existing PO, or if you prefer to issue an additional purchase order for this addition, is required within 7 days of the authorization to proceed. Please reference Project No. 33125, RFCO 02 R1 in the purchase order. If you have any questions, please call me anytime at 440-547-6339 (cell). Sincerely, R.E. WARNER & ASSOCIATES, INC. Jose Rivera Senior Project Manager Professional Services Proposal | May 11, 2026 For City of Fairview Park | Fairview Park City Hall Campus Updates | RFCO 02 R1 Page 3 of 4 | 33125 RFCO#2_R1.docx MEW RE WARNER ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED R.E. WARNER & ASSOCIATES, INC. CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK By By Theodore A. Beltavski, PE Title President & Chief Executive Title Officer Date May 11, 2026 Date a Professional Services Proposal | May 11, 2026 For City of Fairview Park | Fairview Park City Hall Campus Updates | RFCO 02 R1 Page 4 of 4 | 33125 RFCO#2_R1.docx 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council ORIGINATED BY: Megan Otter, Assistant Development Director FROM: Tony Raffin, Fire Chief RE: Ordinance for Owners Representative for Fire Department Project DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park (“City”) requests passage of the following legislation with three readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH R.E. WARNER & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT CO-ED FACILITIES MODERNIZATION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY City Council passed Ordinance 25-48 on October 6, 2025, approving the agreement between the City and R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc. for the City Hall Campus Improvement Project, which included development and design for the Fire Station. Fire Department Co-Ed Facilities Modernization Project (“Project”) was separated from the City Hall Campus Improvement Project due to the need for completion in 2026, and the Project design has been fully completed. The Project includes: • Seven (7) single bedroom units which can be used by all firefighters • Three (3) unisex bathrooms and gender specific locker rooms R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc. will serve as the Owner’s Representative for the Project, providing review, administration, and coordination of all work from preconstruction through post-construction. Cc: Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Bill Schneider, Mayor Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager A. Steve Dever, Law Director Bryan Hitch, Service Director Ordinance 26-35 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-35 ORIGINATED BY: BRYAN HITCH, SERVICE DIRECTOR REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILMAN RALEY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO PURCHASE A 2026 FORD F- 150 CREW AND A 2026 FORD TRUCK EXPLORER FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) needs two new utility vehicles for the day to day operations of the Service Department; and WHEREAS, the utility vehicles, a Ford F-150 Crew and a Ford Truck Explorer are the most suitable vehicle for the Service Department. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. The 2026 Ford F-150 Crew vehicle will be used primarily by the Assistant Service Director for transportation and to transport tools, safety gear, traffic control signs and additional items used by the Service Department for sewer work and other Service Department work within the City. SECTION 2. The 2026 Ford Explorer Truck will be used primarily by the Service Department Supervisor for transportation and to transport safety gear, tools and additional items used by the Service Department for sewer work and other Service Department work within the City. SECTION 3. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to purchase a 2026 Ford F-150 Crew and a 2026 Ford Truck Explorer for the Service Department. The cost for the 2026 Ford F-150 Crew is not to exceed fifty-seven thousand dollars ($57,000.00) and the cost of the 2026 Ford Truck Explorer is not to exceed forty-four thousand five hundred dollars ($44,500.00) to be paid to Mike Bass Ford from the Sanitary Sewer Fund (Fund 510). (Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B”) SECTION 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that result in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare; and provided it receives an Ordinance 26-35 | Page 2 affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: _________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Exhibit A _| Deal #: 274095 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK Deal Type: Retail | 20777 LORAIN RD Deal Date: 05/08/2026 | FAIRVIEW PARK, OH 44126 Cell #: (440) 724-4919 | Email: bryan. hitch@fairviewpark.org | Print Time: 09:Siam Salesperson: AARON B. DUNN VEHICLE Stock #: Description: VIN: Mileage: ORDER 2026 FORD TRUCK F150 CREW 10 MSRP: Discount: Sale Price: Total Financed Aftermarkets: 58,490.00 2,648.00 55,842.00 | 0.00 — 0.00 | 55,842.00 | i Total Trade Allowance: | | Trade Difference: 398,00 0.00 | 41.00 56,281.00 | Doc Fee: State & Local Taxes: Total License and Fees: Total Cash Price: 4 GP tf Total Trade Payoff: 0.00 Delivered Price: $ 56,281.00 | coos | Total Aftermarkets: $ 00 Cash Down Payment + Deposit: $ 0.00 Sub Total: $ 56,281.60 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 © 56,281.00 Service Agreement: : Rate: Maintenance Agreement: _ Amount Financed: $ 56,281.00 | GAP Insurance: Credit Life, Accident & Health: Other: Amount Financed: eracennnatttimrntnitinnneennniteteenerir atti eminence fete nninnrterttrinineneteantin nt (fh 4 4 4R thw Exhibit B _ CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK | 20777 LORAIN RD | FAIRVIEW PARK, OH 44126 Celi #: (440) 724-4910 | Email: bryan. hitch@fairviewpark.org peecnecenenntnemnnmnnnntntetitniiimenntnenatintnittnithnaanncnetmen tintin prem anannnannnmynsnnnyenstietes | Le VEHICLE Stock #: Description: TGA8B5907 2026 FORD TRUCK EXPLORER TRADE Discount: Sale Price: Doc Fee: . Total Aftermarkets: $ 0.06 t | i t if | [ | : | I i Sub Total: Rate: Other: Amount Fin i Salesperson: AARON B. DUNN Deal Type: . Deal Date: Print Time: VIN: LFMUKBDHOTGA8S907 MSRP: Total Trade Payoff: Delivered Price: Total Financed Aftermarkets: Total Trade Allowance: Trade Difference: State & Local Taxes: Total License and Fees: Total Cash Price: Cash Down Payment + Deposit: Total Rebates: Service Agreement: Maintenance Agreement: Amount Financed: $ 43,849.00 | GAP Insurance: Credit Life, Accident & Health: 274094 Retail 05/08/2026 09:5lam Mileage: 12 fy ahs tf tt 49 HF Pe AS AP te $ $ $ $ $ $ 45,100.00 | 690.00 | i 44,410.00 — 6.00 0.00 | 44,410.00 | 398.00 0.00 41.00 44,849.00 | 0.00 44,849.00 | 0.00 1,000.00 43,849.00 0.00 — 0.00 » 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 43,849.00 — 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council ORIGINATED BY: Bryan Hitch, Service Director FROM: Bill Schneider, Mayor RE: Ordinance Authorizing Purchase of Vehicles for Service Department DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park requests passage of the following legislation with three (3) readings with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO PURCHASE A 2026 FORD F-150 CREW AND A 2026 FORD TRUCK EXPLORER FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The Service Department needs new vehicles due to the age and condition of current vehicles. The Service Department Assistant Director is currently using a 2014 GMC Terrain with approximately 80,000 miles and the Service Department Supervisor is currently using a 2019 Ford Explorer with approximately 115,000 miles. The City plans on selling both of these vehicles after they have been replaced. The 2026 Ford F-150 Crew vehicle will be used primarily by the Assistant Service Director for transportation and to transport tools, safety gear, traffic control signs and additional items used by the Service Department for sewer work and other Service Department work within the City. The 2026 Ford Explore Truck will be used primarily by the Service Department Supervisor for transportation and to transport safety gear, tools and additional items used by the Service Department for sewer work and other Service Department work within the City. The cost of the 2026 Ford F-150 Crew is not to exceed fifty-seven thousand dollars ($57,000.00) and the cost of the 2026 Ford Truck Explorer is not to exceed forty-four thousand five hundred dollars ($44,500.00) to be paid to Mike Bass Ford from the Sanitary Sewer Fund (Fund 510). Cc: Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager A. Steve Dever, Law Director Bryan Hitch, Service Director Kim Kerber, City Engineer CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK RESOLUTION NO.: 26-11 ORIGINATED BY: JENNIFER PAE, FINANCE DIRECTOR/HR MANAGER REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER TO ADVANCE TAXES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF TAX LEVIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 321.34 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Section 321.34 of the Ohio Revised Code of the State of Ohio provides that any money in the County Treasury in the account of the City of Fairview Park, and lawfully applicable to the purpose of the current year may be drawn upon request. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the Fiscal Officer of Cuyahoga County be and is hereby requested to draw Warrants and is hereby requested to pay to the Director of Finance of the City of Fairview Park any money in the County Treasury to the account of Fairview Park and lawfully applicable to the purposes of the fiscal year 2027. This request includes advances of special assessments. SECTION 2. That the Clerk of Council is hereby authorized to furnish a certified copy of this Resolution to the County Fiscal Officer. SECTION 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 4. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and for the further reason that it is immediately necessary to obtain the above mentioned advances in order to provide for proper financing of the City's obligations, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: _______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: 2027 Tax Budget and 2027 Tax Advance Resolutions DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration requests passage of the following pieces of legislation with emergency enactment after three readings: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ALTERNATIVE TAX BUDGET OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, STATE OF OHIO, FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND SUBMITTING THE SAME TO THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER TO ADVANCE TAXES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF TAX LEVIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 321.34 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The first resolution will allow the City of Fairview Park (“City”) to file the 2027 Tax Budget with the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer for review and approval to maintain the City’s total property tax rate of 13.29 mills. The Tax Budget resolution must be adopted by City Council to be submitted to the County Fiscal Officer on or before July 20th in accordance with the provisions of Section 5705.281of the Ohio Revised Code, which permits the filing of this Alternative Tax Budget information document on an annual basis. The Tax Budget is a very preliminary projection of revenues and expenditures to confirm the City’s existing property tax rate for the 2026 tax year – 2027 collection year, and the document will be shared with City Council in Committee. The second resolution is requesting the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer to advance real and personal property tax and special assessments when collected and available to the City in 2027. Participation in the tax advance program enhances the City’s cash flow management and investments, in the event the county reinstates this program. 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov Thank you for your consideration and look forward to discussing this in committee. cc: Bill Schneider, Mayor A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Resolution 26-12 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK RESOLUTION NO.: 26-12 ORIGINATED BY: JENNIFER PAE, FINANCE DIRECTOR/HR MANAGER REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ALTERNATIVE TAX BUDGET OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, STATE OF OHIO, FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND SUBMITTING THE SAME TO THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Finance Director has heretofore prepared a tentative alternative tax budget for the City of Fairview Park, State of Ohio, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027 showing estimates of all balances that will be available at the beginning of the year 2027 for the purpose of such year, and all revenues to be received for such fiscal year, including all general and special taxes, fees, costs, percentages, penalties, allowances, prerequisites and all other types of classes of revenue; also estimates of all expenditures of changes in or for the purpose of such fiscal year to be paid or met from said revenues or balances; and otherwise conforming with the requirements of law; and WHEREAS, said budget has been made conveniently available to public inspection for at least ten (10) days by having at least two (2) copies thereof on file in the Office of the Director of Finance following introduction at City Council Committee Meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the alternative tax budget of the City of Fairview Park, Ohio, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027, heretofore prepared by the Director of Finance, and submitted to this Council, copies of which have been and are on file in the office of the Director of Finance, be and is hereby adopted as the official budget of the City of Fairview Park, Ohio for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027. SECTION 2. That the Clerk be and is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of said budget, and a copy of this Resolution, and to submit the same to the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer. SECTION 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 4. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and for the further reason that it may be certified to the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer by date prescribed by law; and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected Resolution 26-12 | Page 2 to Council, it shall take effect and be in force from immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 06.01.26 3rd reading: _______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council ALTERNATIVE TAX BUDGET INFORMATION Political Subdivision/Taxing Unit__FAIRVIEW PARK CITY______________________________________________ For the Fiscal Year Commencing JANUARY 1, 2027_________________________________________________ Fiscal Officer Signature_____________________________________________Date_______________________ COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA Background Substitute House Bill No. 129 (HB129) effective June 3, 2002, was enacted by the 124th General Assembly in part to allow a county budget commission to waive the requirement that a taxing authority adopt a tax budget for a political subdivision or other taxing unit, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 5705.281. Ohio Revised Code Section 5705.281 Under the amended version of this section pursuant to HB 129, a county budget commission, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the commission, including an affirmative vote by the county auditor, may waive the tax budget for any subdivision or other taxing unit. However, the commission may require the taxing authority to provide any information needed by the commission to perform its duties, including the division of the tax rates as provided under ORC Section 5705.04. County Budget Commission Duties The county budget commission must still certify tax rates to each subdivision or other taxing unit, by March 1 for school districts and by September 1 for all other taxing authorities under ORC Section 5705.35, even when a tax budget is waived. Also, the commission is still required to issue an official certificate of estimated resources under ORC Section 5705.35 and amended official certificates of estimated resources under ORC Section 5705.36. Therefore, when a budget commission is setting tax rates based on a taxing unit's need, for purposes of ORC Sections 5705.32, 5705.34, and 5705.341, its determination must be based on that other information the commission asked the taxing authority to provide under ORC Section 5705.281, when the tax budget was waived. Also, an official certificate must be based on that other information the commission asked the taxing authority to provide. County Budget Commission Action On October 11, 2002, during the Cuyahoga County Budget Commission meeting, the commission with an affirmative vote of all members waived the requirement for taxing authorities of subdivisions or other taxing units (Including Schools) to adopt a tax budget as provided under ORC Section 5705.281, but shall require the filing of this Alternative Tax Budget Information document on an annual basis. Alternative Tax Budget Information Filing Deadline For all political subdivisions excluding school districts, the fiscal officer must file one copy of this document with the County Fiscal Officer on or before July 20th. For school districts the fiscal officer must file one copy of this document with the County Fiscal Officer on or before January 20th. Revised 3-2004 GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE ALTERNATIVE TAX BUDGET INFORMATION SCHEDULE 1 The general purpose of schedule 1 is to meet the requirement of Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 5705.04 which requires the taxing authority of each subdivision to divide the taxes levied into seperate levies. For help use the schedule B issued by the budget commission for the current year and add any new levies. This will help to ensure that no levies are missed. In column 1 list only those individual funds which are requesting general property tax revenue. In column 2 purpose refers to the following terms, inside, current expenses, and special levy for example. In column 4 levy type refers to renewal, additional, and replacement for example. In column 9 identify the amount of general property tax you wish to request. NOTE: The general purpose of column 9 is to demonstrate the need to produce property tax revenues to cover the estimated expenditures for the budget year. ORC Section 5705.341 states in part; "Nothing in this section or any section of the ORC shall permit or require the levying of any rate of taxation, whether within the 10 mill limitation or whether the levy has been approved by the electors, the political subdivision or the charter of a municipal corporation in excess of such 10 mill limitation, unless such rate of taxation for the ensuing fiscal year is clearly required by a budget properly and lawfully, adopted under this chapter or by other information required per ORC 5705.281." Property tax revenue includes real estate taxes, personal property taxes, homestead and rollback, and the personal property 10,000 exempt monies. SCHEDULE 2 The general purpose of schedule 2 is to produce an Official Certificate of Estimated Resources for all funds. In column 3, total estimated receipts should include all revenues plus transfers in excluding property taxes and local government revenue. All taxing auth must submit a list of all tax transfers. SCHEDULE 3 The general purpose of schedule 3 is to provide inside/charter millage for debt service. The basic security for payment of general obligation debt is the requirement of the levy of ad valorem property taxes within the 10 mill limitation imposed by Ohio law. Ohio law requires a levy and collection of ad valorem property tax to pay debt service on general obligation debt as it becomes due, unless that debt service is paid from other sources. SCHEDULE 4 The general purpose of schedule 4 is to provide for the proper amount of millage to cover debt service requirements on voted bond issues. Major capital improvement projects are sometimes financed through the use of voted bonds. The taxing authority seeks voter approval of general obligation bonds and of the levy of property taxes outside the indirect debt limitation in whatever amount is necessary to pay debt service on those bonds. SCHEDULE 5 The general purpose of schedule 5 is to properly account for tax anticipation notes. See schedule 5 for more details. Revised 3-2004 FROM TO AMOUNT 100 General Fund 240 Police & Fire Pension Fund 750,000 $ 100 General Fund 733 Retiree Accrued Benefits Fund 200,000 $ 741 Cable TV Franchise Fee Fund 530 Sidewalk Fund 150,000 $ 711 Bain Cabin Restoration 50,000 $ 230 Recreation 300 Bond Retirement 47,000 $ 260 Permanent Improvement 300 Bond Retirement 255,000 $ 510 Sanitary Sewer 300 Bond Retirement 185,000 $ 781 EMS Serv Collection 300 Bond Retirement 65,000 $ 2027 ANTICIPATED BUDGET TRANSFERS DIVISION OF TAXES LEVIED (Levies Inside & Outside 10 Mill Limitation, Inclusive Of Debt Levies) (List All Levies Of The Taxing Authority) SCHEDULE 1 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX Authorized Number Tax Collection $ AMOUNT By Voters Levy Of Years Year Year Maximum Requested Fund Purpose On Type Levy Begins/ Begins/ Rate Of Budget MM/DD/YY To Run Ends Ends Authorized Commission GENERAL CHARTER 00/00/1959 CONT 1/26-12/26 1/27-12/27 8.33 MILLS $6,019,058 PERMANENT IMP CHARTER 5/31/1994 CONT 1/26-12/26 1/27-12/27 0.87 MILLS $628,641 FIRE OPERATING LEVY SPECIAL 5/4/2021 5 YEARS 1/26-12/26 1/27-12/27 1.00 MILLS $320,865 RECREATION CHARTER 11/5/1996 CONT 1/26-12/26 1/27-12/27 1.00 MILLS $722,576 POLICE PENSION INSIDE 1/26-12/26 1/27-12/27 0.30 MILLS $216,773 FIRE PENSION INSIDE 1/26-12/26 1/27-12/27 0.30 MILLS $216,773 BOND RETIREMENT SPECIAL 11/7/2023 30 YEARS 1/26-12/26 1/27-12/27 1.49 MILLS $1,076,638 Totals 13.29 MILLS $9,201,324 Revised 3-2004 STATEMENT OF FUND ACTIVITY (List All Funds Individually) SCHEDULE 2 I II III IV V VI VII Beginning Total Total Ending Fund Estimated Resources Estimated Estimated BY Unencumbered Property Taxes and Other Sources Available for Expenditures & Unencumbered Type Fund Balance Local Government Revenue Receipts Expenditures Encumbrances Balance 100 GENERAL $8,203,556 $6,487,247 $10,512,753 $25,203,556 $17,000,000 $8,203,556 101 Contingent Reserve $0 $0 $0 150 UNCLAIMED MONIES $8,418 $8,418 $8,418 $0 210 S.C.M.& R. $1,419,420 $1,050,000 $2,469,420 $1,050,000 $1,419,420 220 STATE HIGHWAY $14,275 $75,000 $89,275 $75,000 $14,275 230 RECREATION $4,730,396 $722,576 $4,777,424 $10,230,396 $5,500,000 $4,730,396 231 RECREATION CAPITAL $3,786,810 $3,786,810 $3,786,810 236 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN $0 $0 $0 237 ONEOHIO OPIOID $29,841 $1,500 $31,341 $31,341 240 POLICE/FIRE PENSION $226,631 $433,546 $750,000 $1,410,177 $1,410,000 $177 250 STREET LIGHTING $275,726 $300,000 $575,726 $300,000 $275,726 255 SOLID WASTE $81,363 $900,000 $981,363 $900,000 $81,363 260 PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT $2,256,772 $628,641 $2,885,413 $625,000 $2,260,413 270 FIRE OPERATING $16,549 $320,865 $337,414 $320,000 $17,414 285 FEMA GRANT 290 FEDERAL GRANTS 295 STATE GRANTS 300 BOND RETIREMENT $1,011,659 $1,076,638 $552,000 $2,640,297 $1,628,638 $1,011,659 500 WATER REIMBURSEMENT $72,154 $72,154 $72,154 510 F.P. SANITARY SEWER $3,345,455 $6,000,000 $9,345,455 $6,000,000 $3,345,455 530 SIDEWALK FUND $4,924 $150,000 $154,924 $150,000 $4,924 550 WATER LINE RECONDITIONING $469,452 $150,000 $619,452 $150,000 $469,452 611 SPECIAL HOLD ACCT $579,358 $125,000 $704,358 $125,000 $579,358 700 TRUST & AGENCY FUNDS $77,994 $25,000 $102,994 $25,000 $77,994 705 ESID ASSESSMENT $0 $794,530 $794,530 $794,530 $0 706 TIF FUND LORAIN ROAD $71,376 $72,105 $143,481 $143,481 707 TIF FUND NASA 709 REDEVELOPMENT FUND $347,563 $347,563 $347,563 710 SENIOR CENTER CONSTRUCTION $1,086 $1,086 $1,086 711 BAIN PARK RESTORATION $127,638 $50,000 $177,638 $50,000 $127,638 713 STATE BLDG ASSESSMENT $1,562 $2,500 $4,062 $2,500 $1,562 714 LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST $133,100 $25,000 $158,100 $25,000 $133,100 715 D.U.I. EDUCATION $8,124 $2,000 $10,124 $2,000 $8,124 716 P.O.P.A.S. $52,680 $25,000 $77,680 $10,000 $67,680 720 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX 731 HEALTH INSURANCE $209,944 $2,050,000 $2,259,944 $2,050,000 $209,944 732 EMPLOYEE SECTION 125 $5,964 $11,000 $16,964 $11,000 $5,964 733 RETIREE ACCRUED BENEFITS 143,942 $ $200,000 $343,942 $200,000 $143,942 741 CABLE TV FRANCHISE FEE $916,696 $175,000 $1,091,696 $200,000 $891,696 750 JUVENILE DIVERSION $11,297 $11,297 $11,297 751 DARE FUND 752 GRADE DEPOSITS 753 STREET CLEANING 754 STREET OPENING 757 REZONING DEPOSITS 758 ARCHITECT DEPOSITS 759 SIDEWALK FUND 761 SENIOR LIFE DONATIONS $49,642 $14,000 $63,642 $14,000 $49,642 772 CEMETERY RESTORATION $0 $0 781 EMS COLLECTIONS $873,603 $570,000 $1,443,603 $570,000 $873,603 790 SURVEY SAN/STORM SEWER $5,649 $5,649 $5,649 811 CAPITAL PROJECTS $2,900,369 $1,500,000 $4,400,369 $1,500,000 $2,900,369 Total $32,470,989 $9,741,618 $30,787,707 $73,000,314 $40,696,086 $32,304,228 SCHEDULE 3 I II III IV V VI Amount Required Principal Amount To Meet Amount Receivable Final Outstanding Calendar Year From Other Sources Purpose Of Bonds Or Notes Date Of Maturity At The Beginning Principal & Interest To Meet Issue Date Of The Calendar Year Payments Debt Payments 2021 G.O. BONDS (Gemini) 07/01/21 12/01/35 $10,590,000.00 $1,407,987.45 UNVOTED GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT (Include General Obligation Debt To Be Paid From Inside/Charter Millage Only) (Do Not Include General Obligation Debt Being Paid By Other Sources) (Do Not Include Special Obligation Bonds & Revenue Bonds) Revised 3-2004 SCHEDULE 4 I II III IV V VI VII Amount Required Authorized Principal Amount To Meet Amount Receivable By Voters Date Final Outstanding Calendar Year From Other Sources Purpose Of Notes Or Bonds On Of Maturity At The Beginning Principal & Interest To Meet MM/DD/YY Issue Date Of The Calendar Year Payments Debt Payments 2025 Gemini Improvement 11/7/2023 11/06/25 11/06/55 $12,735,000.00 $783,300.00 Totals $12,735,000.00 VOTED DEBT OUTSIDE 10 MILL LIMIT (Bonds Or Notes Must Actually Be Issued In Order To Commence Collection Of Property Taxes For Debt Service) Revised 3-2004 TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES SCHEDULE 5 Name Of Name Of Tax Anticipation Tax Anticipation Note Issue Note Issue Amount Required To Meet Budget Year Principal & Interest Payments: Principal Due Principal Due Date Interest Due Interest Due Date Interest Due Interest Due Date Total Name Of The Special Debt Service Fund Amount Of Debt Service To Be Apportioned To The Following Settlements: February Real August Real June Tangible October Tangible Total Name Of Fund To Be Charged (Schools Only) Tax anticipation notes are issued in anticipation of the collection of the proceeds of a property tax levy. The amount of money required to cover debt service must be deposited into a bond retirement fund, from collections and distribution of the tax levy, in the amounts and at the times required to pay those debt charges as provided in the legislation authorizing the tax anticipation notes. (ORC Section 133.24) The appropriation to the fund which normally receives the tax levy proceeds is limited to the balance available after deducting the amounts to be applied to debt service. After the issuance of general obligation securities or of securities to which section 133.24 of the ORC applies, the taxing authority of the subdivision shall include in its annual tax budget, and levy a property tax in a sufficient amount, with any other monies available for the purpose, to pay the debt charges on the securities payable from property tax. (ORC Section 133.25) Revised 3-2004 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: 2027 Tax Budget and 2027 Tax Advance Resolutions DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration requests passage of the following pieces of legislation with emergency enactment after three readings: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ALTERNATIVE TAX BUDGET OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, STATE OF OHIO, FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND SUBMITTING THE SAME TO THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER TO ADVANCE TAXES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF TAX LEVIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 321.34 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The first resolution will allow the City of Fairview Park (“City”) to file the 2027 Tax Budget with the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer for review and approval to maintain the City’s total property tax rate of 13.29 mills. The Tax Budget resolution must be adopted by City Council to be submitted to the County Fiscal Officer on or before July 20th in accordance with the provisions of Section 5705.281of the Ohio Revised Code, which permits the filing of this Alternative Tax Budget information document on an annual basis. The Tax Budget is a very preliminary projection of revenues and expenditures to confirm the City’s existing property tax rate for the 2026 tax year – 2027 collection year, and the document will be shared with City Council in Committee. The second resolution is requesting the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Officer to advance real and personal property tax and special assessments when collected and available to the City in 2027. Participation in the tax advance program enhances the City’s cash flow management and investments, in the event the county reinstates this program. 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov Thank you for your consideration and look forward to discussing this in committee. cc: Bill Schneider, Mayor A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK RESOLUTION NO. 26-__ SPONSORED BY: CITY COUNCIL A RESOLUTION HONORING PETE EVANKO FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK WHEREAS, Pete Evanko has been a proud and devoted resident of Fairview Park, Ohio, for more than fifty years, sharing a life of commitment and service with his beloved wife, Laurie Evanko (née Roller), a lifelong Fairview Park resident who honorably served the community through her twenty-nine-year tenure at the Fairview Park Library until her passing on December 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, Pete and Laurie Evanko were united in marriage on March 31, 1968, and shortly thereafter Mr. Evanko answered the call to serve his nation in the United States Army, where he served with distinction as a drill sergeant and in reconnaissance; together they raised their daughter, Kelly, and following his honorable military service, Mr. Evanko embarked upon a successful forty-year career in the automotive industry, ultimately retiring as General Sales Manager of Bedford Nissan; and WHEREAS, Mr. Evanko has demonstrated exemplary civic commitment through his membership and active participation in numerous community and veterans organizations, including the Elks, Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6676, and American Legion Post 21, and through his leadership in the Fairview Park Junior Chamber of Commerce, where he helped establish lasting community initiatives including the Santa Patrol, the Bain Park warming hut and ice-skating rink, playground improvements, an annual haunted house, and a community recycling program; and WHEREAS, in 1979, after seeking election to Fairview Park City Council, Mr. Evanko was appointed by Mayor Gaul to the Fairview Park Civil Service Commission, commencing a tenure that spanned nearly forty-six years under five mayors and numerous Police and Fire Chiefs, during which he has contributed significantly to civil service administration, personnel matters, promotional and entry-level examinations, and the continued development of Civil Service Rules; and WHEREAS, Mr. Evanko has further enriched the community through nearly thirty-five years of service as an announcer, scorekeeper, and timekeeper for Fairview Park football and basketball programs, more than thirty years of participation in local softball leagues, and a lifetime of dedication, integrity, and public-spirited service that has left a lasting and meaningful impact upon the City of Fairview Park and its citizens. now, therefore, be it resolved by the council of the city of fairview park, county of cuyahoga, and state of ohio: SECTION 1. That the Council of the City of Fairview Park hereby formally recognizes and commends Pete Evanko for his outstanding contributions and unwavering dedication to public service and present this resolution as a lasting testament to the gratitude and appreciation of this community. SECTION 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to adoption of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and any of its Committees that result in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 3. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-__ | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE.: 26-__ REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN WERING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION CHAPTER 373, “BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES”, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, electric bicycles and electric scooters are being used on Fairview Park streets and sidewalks in a manner that causes unnecessary and potential safety risks for pedestrians, children, pets, automobile drivers, and bike operators; and WHEREAS, Ohio law permits municipalities to enact laws that are stricter in the regulation of the time, manner, and place of electric bicycle use; and WHEREAS, the existing City Code Chapter prescribes rules and regulations regarding the operation of bicycles but not all electric devices; and WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park wishes to update our bicycle operation code to incorporate all electric devices for public peace and the safety and welfare of our residents and visitors. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That Chapter 373 “Bicycles and Motorcycles” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park be amended to read as set forth below: 373.01 Bicycle defined. Definitions 373.02 Code application to bicycles, motorized bicycles, mopeds, electric bicycles, low-speed micromobility devices, electric scooters, electric personal assistive mobility devices and skateboards. 373.03 Parental responsibility. 373.04 Bicycle registration. 373.05 Compliance with traffic signal, control devices required. 373.06 Lights, signal device and brakes; riding on seats; handlebars; helmets and glasses. 373.07 Attaching bicycle, skateboard or sled to vehicle. 373.08 Riding regulations. 373.09 Reckless operation; speed. 373.10 Emerging from alley or driveway. 373.11 Carrying articles. 373.12 Parking. 373.13 Duty to lock bicycles. 373.14 Stolen bicycles. Ordinance 26-__ | Page 2 373.15 Impounding. 373.16 Sale of impounded bicycles. 373.17 Motorized bicycle operation, equipment and license. 373.18 Reckless operation or riding of skateboards; speed; prohibitions. 373.19 Paths exclusively for bicycles. 373.20 Electric bicycles. 373.99 Penalty. CROSS REFERENCES See sectional histories for similar State law Bicycle defined - see TRAF. 301.04 Motorcycle defined - see TRAF. 301.19 Bicycles prohibited on freeways - see TRAF. 303.06 Motorcycle operator’s license required - see TRAF. 335.01(a) Motorcycle headlight - see TRAF. 337.03 Motorcycle brakes - see TRAF. 337.18(b) 373.01 BICYCLE DEFINED. DEFINITIONS. “Bicycle”, “Motorized bicycle”, “Electric bicycle”, "Low-speed micromobility device”, “Electric Scooter”, and “Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device” have the same meaning as defined in Section 301.04. (Ord. 78-9. Passed 4-3-78.) 373.02 CODE APPLICATION TO BICYCLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES, MOPEDS, ELECTRIC BICYCLES, LOW-SPEED MICROMOBILITY DEVICES, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES AND SKATEBOARDS. Every person riding a bicycle shall be subject to the provisions of this Traffic Code and the traffic laws of the State applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions which by their nature can have no application. The provisions of this Traffic Code which are applicable to bicycles apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street, sidewalk, right-of-way or upon any path set aside for the exclusive or non-exclusive use of bicycles. The provisions of this Traffic Code which are applicable to skateboards apply whenever a skateboard is ridden or operated upon any street, sidewalk, right- of-way or upon any path set aside for the exclusive or nonexclusive use of skateboards. (Ord. 91- 1. Passed 2-4-91.) These regulations are applicable to bicycles, motorized bicycles, mopeds. electric bicycles, low-speed micromobility devices, electric scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices whenever one of the devices is operated upon any sidewalk or street, subject to those exceptions stated herein. (a) Every person riding a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low- speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device Ordinance 26-__ | Page 3 upon a street shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle. Every person riding a bicycle, electric bicycle, electric scooter, or personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device operator who violates any section of this Code described in subsection (d) of this section that is applicable to bicycles, motorized bicycles, mopeds. electric bicycles, low-speed micromobility devices, electric scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices may be issued a ticket, citation or summons by a law enforcement officer for the violation in the same manner as the operator of a motor vehicle would be cited for the same violation. A person who commits any such violation while operating a bicycle, electric bicycle, electric scooter, or personal assistive mobility device shall not have any points assessed against the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permits or probationary license under Ohio R.C. 4510.036. (c) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to violations of Section 333.01 of this Traffic Code. (ORC 4511.52) (d) The provisions of this Traffic Code shall apply to bicycles, motorized bicycles, mopeds. electric bicycles, low-speed micromobility devices, electric scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices except those provisions, which by their nature are not applicable. (e) This code section does not apply to a law enforcement officer, or other person sworn to enforce the criminal and traffic laws of the state or city, using an electric bicycle. 373.03 PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. The parents of any child and the guardian of any ward, under the age of 18, shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. 373.05 COMPLIANCE WITH TRAFFIC SIGNAL, CONTROL DEVICES REQUIRED. (a) Any person operating a bicycle , motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device shall obey the instructions of official traffic signals, signs and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or unless the traffic signals are otherwise malfunctioning, including the failure of a vehicle detector to detect the vehicle. In the case of a malfunctioning light, operator must: (1) Stop at a clearly marked stop lines, but if none, stop before entering the rosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, stop before entering the intersection; Ordinance 26-__ | Page 4 (2) Yield the right-of-way to all vehicles in the intersection or approaching on an intersecting road, if the vehicles will constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction of roadways; and (3) Exercise ordinary care while proceeding through the intersection. (b) Whenever authorized signs are erected that no right, left or “U” turns are permitted, no person operating a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device shall disobey the direction of any such sign, except where such person dismounts from the bicycle to make such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians. 373.06 LIGHTS AND REFLECTOR ON BICYCLE; BRAKES. (a) Every bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device when in use at the times specified in Section 337.02, shall be equipped with the following: (1) A lamp on the front that shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and 300 feet to the sides. A generator-powered lamp that emits light only when the bicycle is moving may be used to meet this requirement. (2) A red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Ohio Director of Public Safety that shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle; (3) A lamp emitting either flashing or steady red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear shall be used in addition to the red reflector. If the red light performs as a reflector in that it is visible as specified in division (a)(2) of this section, the red lamp may serve as the reflector and a separate reflector is not required; (4) An essentially colorless reflector on the front of a type approved by the Ohio Director of Public Safety; (5) Either with tires with retroreflective sidewalls or with an essentially colorless or amber reflector mounted on the spokes of the front wheel and an essentially colorless or red reflector mounted on the spokes of the rear wheel. Each reflector shall be visible on each side of the wheel from a distance of 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. Retroreflective tires or reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Ohio Director of Public Safety. (b) No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle. (ORC 4511.56(B)) (c) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which enables the operator to make the brake wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement. (d) A person operating a bicycle or motorcycle shall not ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor carry any other person upon such bicycle or motorcycle other Ordinance 26-__ | Page 5 than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon, nor shall any person ride upon a bicycle or motorcycle other than upon such a firmly attached and regular seat. (e) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle. (f) No bicycle or motorcycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped, nor shall any motorcycle be operated on a highway when the handle bars or grips are more than fifteen inches higher than the seat or saddle for the operator. (g) No person shall operate or be a passenger on a snowmobile or motorcycle without using safety glasses or other protective eye device. No person who is under the age of eighteen years, or who holds a motorcycle operator’s endorsement or license bearing a “novice” designation that is currently in effect as provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.13, shall operate a motorcycle on a highway, or be a passenger on a motorcycle, unless wearing a protective helmet on his head, and no other person shall be a passenger on a motorcycle operated by such a person unless similarly wearing a protective helmet. The helmet, safety glasses or other protective eye device shall conform with regulations prescribed and promulgated by the Ohio Director of Public Safety. The provisions of this subsection or a violation thereof shall not be used in the trial of any civil action. (ORC 4511.53; Ord. 78-27. Passed 6-19-78.) 373.08 RIDING REGULATIONS. It shall be legal to ride a bicycle motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk, street or public way, or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to the following: (a) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device with the motor engaged on a sidewalk, path, trail, or public way. (a b) Every person operating a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low- speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles and exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. (ORC 4511.55(A)) (b c) Whenever a designated path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a street, bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device riders shall use such path and shall not use the street. (c d) Any person operating a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device may ride upon the sidewalk rather than the roadway when sidewalks are available and not congested with Ordinance 26-__ | Page 6 pedestrian traffic. If the sidewalk is congested with pedestrian traffic, the bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device operator using the sidewalk shall walk the bicycle. (Ord. 73-55. Passed 9-4-73.) (d e) At no time shall a bicyclist under the age of twelve years operate a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on a street. (Ord. 73-74. Passed 10-1-73.) (e f) No person shall ride a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk, upon or along which signs have been erected by authority of the Director of Service and Development prohibiting such bicycle riding. (f g) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low- speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk, street, roadway or any pedestrian way, such person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before attempting to overtake and pass a pedestrian or another bicycle. This audible signal must be given only by a bell or other warning device capable of giving an audible signal and shall be given at such a distance and in such a manner as not to startle persons being overtaken and passed. (g h) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low- speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on a sidewalk, the rider shall dismount and shall walk the bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device across an intersection or a street. (h i) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low- speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk, the person, before overtaking and passing a blind person carrying a white cane or guided by a dog, shall dismount and overtake or pass on foot. (i j) When a bicycle, motorized bicycle, moped, electric bicycle, low-speed micromobility device, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device is operated on a street, the operator shall give hand signals before turning, changing lanes or stopping. Such signals shall conform with the motor vehicle laws of Ohio. (Ord. 73-55. Passed 9-4-73.) 373.20 ELECTRIC BICYCLES. (a) (1) The operation of a class 1 any class of electric bicycle is only permitted on a path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, or on a shared-use path or sidewalk if the electric bicycle motor is not engaged - operated with human pedal power only., unless the Municipality by resolution, ordinance, or rule prohibits the use of a class 1 electric bicycle or class 2 electric bicycle on such a path. Ordinance 26-__ | Page 7 (2) No person shall operate a class 3 electric bicycle on a path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or a shared-use path unless that path is within or adjacent to a highway or the Municipality by resolution, ordinance, or rule authorizes the use of a class 3 electric bicycle on such a path. (3) (2)No person shall operate a class 1 electric bicycle, a class 2 electric bicycle or a class 3 electric bicycle on a path that is intended to be used primarily for mountain biking, hiking, equestrian use, or other similar uses, or any other single track or natural surface trail that has historically been reserved for nonmotorized use,. unless the Municipality by resolution, ordinance or rule authorizes the use of a class 1 electric bicycle, a class 2 electric bicycle, or a class 3 electric bicycle on such a path. (4) (3)Subsections (a)(21) and (a)(3) of this section do not apply to a law enforcement officer, or other person sworn to enforce the criminal and traffic laws of the state, using an electric bicycle while in the performance of the officer’s duties. (4) Whenever any person is riding an electric bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. (b) (1) No person under sixteen years of age shall operate a class 3 electric bicycle; however, a person under sixteen years of age may ride as a passenger on a class 3 electric bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers. (2) No person under 18 years of age shall operate or be a passenger on a class 3 any class electric bicycle unless the person is wearing a protective helmet that meets the standards established by the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the American Society for Testing and Materials. (c) ( 1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever operates an electric bicycle in a manner that is prohibited under subsection (a) of this section and whoever violates subsection (b) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (2) The offenses established under subsection (c)(1) of this section are strict liability offenses and strict liability is a culpable mental state for purposes of Ohio R.C. 2901.20. The designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense. (ORC 4511.522) SECTION 2. Codified Ordinance Chapter 373, to the extent not amended by this Ordinance, shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, Ordinance 26-__ | Page 8 and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and the immediate update of bicycle definitions, related terminology and safety for residents, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ____________________________________ Bridget King, Council President ____________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ____________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-__ | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE.: 26- REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN WERING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 301.04, “BICYCLE; MOTORIZED BICYCLE; MOPED; ELECTRIC BICYCLE” OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, electric bicycles and electric scooters are being used on Fairview Park streets and sidewalks; and WHEREAS, the variety of electric bicycles has evolved and the City Administration and this Council desire to clearly define all types of electric bicycles. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That Section 301.04 “Bicycle; Motorized Bicycle; Moped; Electric Bicycle” of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fairview Park be amended to read as set forth below: 301.04 BICYCLE; MOTORIZED BICYCLE; MOPED; ELECTRIC BICYCLE; LOW- SPEED MICROMOBILITY DEVICE; ELECTRONIC SCOOTER; ELECTRONIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICE (a) "Bicycle" means every device, other than a device that is designed solely for use as a play vehicle by a child, that is propelled solely by human power upon which a person may ride, and that has two or more wheels, any of which is more than fourteen inches in diameter. (ORC 4511.01(G)) (b) "Motorized bicycle" or “moped” means any vehicle having either two tandem wheels or one wheel in the front and two wheels in the rear, that may be pedaled, and that is equipped with a helper motor of not more than fifty cubic centimeters piston displacement that produces not more than one brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of no greater than twenty miles per hour on a level surface. “Motorized bicycle” or “moped” does not include an electric bicycle. (ORC 4511.01(H)) (c) “Electric bicycle” means a “class 1 electric bicycle”, a “class 2 electric bicycle”, or a “class 3 electric bicycle” as defined in this section. (ORC 4511.01(RRRSSS)) 1. “Class 1 electric bicycle” means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts that provides assistance only when the Ordinance 26-__ | Page 2 rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour. (ORC 4511.01(SSSTTT)) 2. “Class 2 electric bicycle” means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts that provides assistance regardless of whether the rider is pedaling and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour. (ORC 4511.01(TTTUUU)) 3. “Class 3 electric bicycle” means a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty- eight miles per hour. (ORC 4511.01(UUUVVV)) (d) "Low-speed micromobility device" means a device weighing less than one hundred pounds that may have handlebars, is propelled by an electric motor or human power, and has an attainable speed on a paved level surface of not more than twenty miles per hour when propelled by the electric motor. (ORC 4511.01(WWW)) (e) “Electric Scooter” means a device consisting of a long steering handle connected to a footboard that is mounted on two wheels and is propelled by an electric motor or another type of motor, designed such that the rider is able to keep both feet on the footboard while traveling either while standing or seated, and has an attainable speed on a paved level surface of not more than twenty miles per hour when propelled by the motor. (f) “Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD)” means a self-balancing two non-tandem or single wheeled device that is designed to transport only one person, has an electric propulsion system of an average of seven hundred fifty watts, and has a maximum speed of no more than 20 miles per hour. SECTION 2. Codified Ordinance Section 301.01, to the extent not amended by this Ordinance, shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare, the immediate update of definitions, related terminology and safety of residents, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Ordinance 26-__ | Page 3 PASSED: 1st reading: APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ____________________________________ Bridget King, Council President ____________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ____________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-36 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-36 ORIGINATED BY: KERRY KEMP, RECREATION DIRECTOR REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION TO SELL FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT FROM THE CITY’S INVENTORY AND TO DISPOSE/SCRAP WHAT CANNOT BE SOLD, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) owns football equipment that was originally purchased for an amount in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000), which is the City’s established minimum capitalization threshold; and WHEREAS, said equipment must be refurbished and repaired or has reached the end of its useful life; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to sell said equipment; and WHEREAS, if a piece of equipment is not sold or cannot be sold, the City has the authority to dispose/scrap said item. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation is hereby authorized to sell the football equipment listed below for the highest and best price. The Director of Recreation will determine the best and most appropriate method of disposal. Item Description Item # QTY 1. Riddell Speed Helmet FB_Helmet_SPD_CL_Y 40 2. Pursuit Shoulder Pad R4832400 40 3. Drive Yth Pant w/Pads RYGPW 40 SECTION 2. That proceeds from the sales are to be deposited into the Recreation Fund (Fund 230) in which the equipment was originally purchased. SECTION 3. When it is deemed that a piece of equipment is in a condition not suitable for sale, or no buyers were interested when it was put up for sale, City Council grants the authority to scrap / dispose of the said item. SECTION 4. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Ordinance 26-36 | Page 2 SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare; and provided it received an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 05.18.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: _______________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President _______________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _______________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Pay online at Riddell.com or Remit to: EP 5 dde i | QUOTE as of 05/05/2022 Riddell / All American Sport . ‘ . 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If you have any issues with your order upon arrival, Please contact your sales representative or customer Order Total USD 8,869.00 service at 800-275-5338 within 10 days of receipt. All returned items require a return authorization and are subject to a 25% Freight/Handling USD 389.92 restocking fee. All invoices not paid with in invoice terms are PAST DUE and subject to a FINANCE CHARGE at a monthly rate Sales Tax USD 0.00 of 1.5%. Payment Received (0.00 ) ** Applicable Sales Tax shown on this order may not be accurate and will be adjusted at the time of invoicing. Total USD 9,258.92 Page :1 of 2 SO# - Item : 20113150- 100 FB_HELMET Face Guard Color Helmet Paint Option Area 1 Shell paint (all one color) PC Helmet Paint Color 1 Red Metallic (2737) BP ne Convert To Black Parts Not required Convert to NFL(no logo) Not required [e} A] Zz = o Install Decals Quantity Of Helmet Sizes SIZE2 SIZE3 SIZE4 Helmet gt ps ft fs - a Helmet size D |=10 il 2 m a Helmet z-pad type 1 1" Gray S Helmet Chin Strap Style 1 R45767 soft cup mid|R45767 soft cup mid]R45767 soft cup mid|R45767 soft cup mid outh outh outh outh Helmet chin strap color 1 White es = lo) Helmet chin strap aty 1 n i) w =) ag n aS io) =| o Helmet face guard style 1 = oO Helmet face guard qty 1 7) nN ee) oO oe n & e) = 2 Helmet face guard style 2 Page :2 of 2 20777 Lorain Road Fairview Park, OH 44126 Mayor Bill Schneider 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Kerry Kemp, Recreation Director RE: Ordinance Authorizing the Sale of Football Equipment DATE: May 18, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park(“City”) requests passage of the following legislation on one reading with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION TO SELL FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT FROM THE CITY’S INVENTORY AND TO DISPOSE/SCRAP WHAT CANNOT BE SOLD, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The City is receiving a donation from the Greater Cleveland Football Foundation (GCFF) for new equipment for its Recreational Youth Tackle Football Program. This new equipment will replace existing equipment that is need of refurbishment and repairs or is at the end of its useful life. The City is seeking authorization to sell or scrap existing football equipment valued at greater that five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). Exhibit A If you should have any further questions, please contact Director Kerry Kemp. Cc: Mayor Bill Schneider Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager Ordinance 26-37 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO. 26-37 REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME), LOCAL 2681 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Administration has conducted negotiations with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 2681 as the bargaining representative for certain employees of the City for the years 2026-2028, as provided in the current Collective Bargaining Agreement; and WHEREAS, such negotiations have provided a tentative agreement between the parties; and WHEREAS, the Administration has reviewed such proposal; recommends it to Council; and requests that Council ratify and adopt such Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement with AFSCME, Local 2681 on behalf of certain employees of the City, a copy of which is attached hereto as “Exhibit A”, with such revisions that may be made by the Finance Director / HR Manager and the Director of Law and approved by the Mayor without altering the substance thereof. SECTION 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 3. That any and all ordinances in conflict with the express provisions of this Agreement are superseded by this Agreement. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and for the further reason that it will immediately comply with the terms of the agreement, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Ordinance 26-37 | Page 2 PASSED: 1st reading: 06.01.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ___________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ____________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor _____________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, OHIO COUNCIL 8, LOCAL 2681, AFL-CIO Effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. ARTICLE 1 - PREAMBLE ............................................................................................................. 4 ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE AND INTENT ........................................................................................ 4 ARTICLE 3 - RECOGNITION ....................................................................................................... 4 ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS ...................................................................................... 5 ARTICLE 5 - NO-STRIKE ............................................................................................................. 6 ARTICLE 6 - UNION SECURITY ................................................................................................ 7 ARTICLE 8 - UNION REPRESENTATION .................................................................................. 9 ARTICLE 9 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE ............................................................................ 10 ARTICLE 10 - PROBATIONARY PERIOD ............................................................................... 10 ARTICLE 11 - SENIORITY ......................................................................................................... 11 ARTICLE 12 - HOURS OF WORK ............................................................................................. 12 ARTICLE 13 - TIME CLOCK ...................................................................................................... 13 ARTICLE 14 - OVERTIME-PREMIUM PAY ....................................................................... 13 ARTICLE 15 - EQUALIZATION OF OVERTIME ..................................................................... 14 ARTICLE 16 - FUNERAL LEAVES ........................................................................................... 15 ARTICLE 17 - MILITARY LEAVE ............................................................................................. 16 ARTICLE 18 - JURY DUTY/ WITNESS DUTY ........................................................................ 16 ARTICLE 19 - TRANSFERS ....................................................................................................... 16 ARTICLE 20 - SICK LEAVE ....................................................................................................... 16 ARTICLE 21 - INJURY LEAVE .................................................................................................. 18 ARTICLE 22 - UNPAID SICK LEAVE ....................................................................................... 19 ARTICLE 23 - GENERAL LEAVE PROVISION ....................................................................... 19 ARTICLE 24 - LAYOFF AND RECALL..................................................................................... 20 ARTICLE 25 - PROMOTIONS I JOB BIDDING ........................................................................ 21 ARTICLE 26 - TEMPORARY TRANSFERS .............................................................................. 22 ARTICLE 27 - VACATIONS ....................................................................................................... 22 ARTICLE 28 – HOLIDAYS ......................................................................................................... 24 ARTICLE 29 - CALL-IN-PAY ..................................................................................................... 25 ARTICLE 30 - NEW AND CHANGED JOBS ............................................................................. 25 ARTICLE 31 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE (CDL) ................................................... 25 ARTICLE 32 - HOSPITALIZATION ........................................................................................... 25 ARTICLE 33 - SAFETY AND HEALTH .................................................................................... 28 ARTICLE 34 - LIGHT DUTY ...................................................................................................... 28 ARTICLE 35 - LONGEVITY PAY .............................................................................................. 28 ARTICLE 36 - LATERAL TRANSFER ....................................................................................... 29 ARTICLE 37 - SUPERVISORY WORK ...................................................................................... 29 ARTICLE 38 - SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL ...................................................................................... 29 ARTICLE 39 - UNIFORM ALLOWANCE .................................................................................. 30 ARTICLE 40 - SPECIAL CAPACITY PAY .............................................................................. 30 ARTICLE 40-B- RATES OF PAY .............................................................................................. 31 ARTICLE 41 - PENSION "PICK-UP" .......................................................................................... 31 ARTICLE 42 - PARKS MAINTENANCE ................................................................................. 31 ARTICLE 43 - CONFORMITY TO LAW ................................................................................... 32 ARTICLE 44 - OBLIGATION TO NEGOTIATE........................................................................ 32 ARTICLE 45 - GENDER AND PLURAL .................................................................................... 33 ARTICLE 46 - HEADINGS .......................................................................................................... 33 ARTICLE 47 - TOTAL AGREEMENT ....................................................................................... 33 ARTICLE 48 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE .............................................................................. 34 ARTICLE 49 - ARBITRATION PROCEDURE .......................................................................... 37 ARTICLE 50 - DURATION ......................................................................................................... 38 ARTICLE 51 - EXECUTION ....................................................................................................... 39 EXHIBIT A - WAGES…………………………………………………………………………...51 EXHIBIT B - CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE PAYMENTS…………….……………...52 COMMISSION CLERKS………………………………………………………………………..53 JOB CLASSIFICATIONS……………………………………………………………………...... 54 AFSCME RECREATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES MEMORANDUM NO. 2……..… 58 DRUG FREE WORKPLACE………………………………………………………………………. 59 4 ARTICLE 1 - PREAMBLE 1.01 This Agreement is hereby entered into by and between the City of Fairview Park, Ohio, hereinafter referred to as the "Employer" and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Ohio Council 8, Local 2681, AFL-CIO, hereinafter referred to as the "Union." ARTICLE 2 - PURPOSE AND INTENT 2.01 In an effort to continue harmonious and cooperative relationships with its employees and to insure the orderly and uninterrupted efficient operations of government, the Employer now desires to enter into an agreement reached through collective bargaining which will have for its purposes, among others, the following: 1) to recognize the legitimate interests of the employees of the Employer to participate through collective bargaining in the determination of the terms and conditions of their employment; 2) to promote fair and reasonable working conditions; 3) to promote individual efficiency and service to the citizens of the City of Fairview Park, Ohio; 4) to avoid interruption or interference with the efficient operation of the Employer's business; and 5) to provide a basis for the adjustment of matters of mutual interest by means of amicable discussion. ARTICLE 3 - RECOGNITION 3.01 The Employer hereby recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent with respect to wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment, as provided by the State Employment Relations Act, for: Included: All clerical and secretarial employees including Clerk Receptionist, Building Department Clerk, Clerk of Boards and Commissions, 5 Administrative Clerk, Administrative Clerk - Fire, Administrative Clerk - Finance, Secretary - Recreation Program Coordinator, Service Department Clerk, and Police Dispatchers Clerk. All full-time employees employed in the Service Department including Head Mechanic, Mechanic, Operator, Tradesman, Building Maintenance, and Laborer 1, 2, and 3 and Tree Technician. Excluded: All management level employees, professional employees, guards and supervisors as defined in the Act; all seasonal and casual employees as defined by the State Employment Relations Board. 3.02 No employees shall lose any benefits as a result of this contract unless such benefits were specifically eliminated or modified during the negotiations which preceded this Contract. ARTICLE 4 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 4.01 Not by way of limitation of the following paragraph, but to only indicate the type of matters or rights which belong to and are inherent to the Employer, the Employer retains the right to: 1) hire, discharge, transfer, suspend and discipline employees for just cause; 2) determine the number of persons required to be employed, laid off or discharged; 3) determine the qualifications of employees covered by this Agreement; 4) determine the starting and quitting time and the number of hours to be worked by its employees; 5) make any and all reasonable rules and regulations; 6) determine the work assignments of its employees; 7) determine the basis for selection, retention and promotion of employees to or for positions not within the bargaining unit established by this Agreement; 8) determine the type of equipment used and the sequence of work processes; 9) determine the making of technological alterations by revising either process or equipment, or both; 10) determine reasonable work standards and the quality and quantity of work 6 to be produced; 11) select and locate buildings and other facilities; 12) establish, expand, transfer and/or consolidate work processes and facilities; 13) consolidate, merge or otherwise transfer any or all of its facilities, property, processes or work with or to any other municipality or entity or effect or change in any respect the legal status, management or responsibility of such property, facilities, processes or work; 14) terminate or eliminate all or any part of its work or facilities. 4.02 In addition, the Union agrees that all of the functions, rights, powers, responsibilities and authority of the Employer in regard to the operation of its work and business and the direction of its workforce which the Employer has not specifically abridged, deleted, granted or modified by the express and specific written provisions of the Agreement are, and shall remain, exclusively those of the Employer. 4.03 The Employer reserves the right to establish policies and procedures to insure the City's compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act. ARTICLE 5 - NO-STRIKE 5.01 The Union hereby affirms and agrees that it will not, either directly or indirectly, call, sanction, encourage, finance or assist in any way, nor shall any employee instigate or participate, either directly or indirectly, in any strike, slowdown, walkout, work stoppage, or other concerted interference with or the withholding of services from the Employer. 5.02 In addition, the Union shall cooperate at all times with the Employer in the continuation of its operations and services and shall actively discourage and attempt to prevent any violation of this article. If any violation of this article occurs, the Union shall immediately notify all employees that the strike, slowdown work stoppage, or other concerted interference 7 without the withholding of services from the Employer is prohibited, not sanctioned by the Union and order all employees to return to work immediately. 5.03 It is further agreed that any violation of the above shall be grounds for disciplinary action. ARTICLE 6 - UNION SECURITY 6.01 During the term of this agreement, the Employer shall deduct regular monthly Union dues and initiation fees from the wages of those employees who have voluntarily signed dues deductions authorization forms permitting said deductions. The dues deductions shall be made from the second paycheck of each month. If the employee's pay for that period is insufficient to cover the amount to be deducted, the Employer will make the deduction from the next paycheck, providing the employee's check is sufficient to cover the deduction. Employees who are members of the union may revoke their union membership at any time by sending written notice to the Union of their desire to drop their membership. Revocation of union membership does not revoke union dues authorization, which may only be revoked as set forth below. Any Voluntary dues checkoff authorization shall be irrevocable, regardless of whether an employee has revoked union membership, for a period of one year from the date of execution of the dues checkoff authorization and for year to year thereafter, unless the employee give the Employer and the Union written notice of revocation not less than ten (10) days and not more than twenty-five (25) days before the end of any yearly period. Copies of employees' dues check-off authorization cards are available from the Union upon request. Employees may authorize the City to deduct voluntary contributions to the Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality (P.E.O.P.L.E.) by payroll deduction (Check- off). Upon receipt of the employee's P.E.O.P.L.E. deduction authorization, the City shall make the 8 deduction and remit monthly to P.E.O.P.L.E. All such deducted P.E.O.P.L.E contributions shall be deducted and processed separately from dues of Fair Share Fee Deductions. 6.02 The Employer agrees to supply the Union with a list of those employees for whom dues deductions have been made. 6.03 A check in the amount of the total dues withheld from those employees authorizing a dues deduction shall be tendered to the Union within thirty (30) days from the date of making said deductions. 6.04 If fair share fees are determined by a court of competent authority and jurisdiction to be lawful, the prior Sections 6.04 through 6.06 of the 2022-2025 Agreement shall be reincorporated into this Article. 6.05 The Union hereby agrees to hold the Employer harmless from any and all liabilities or damages which may arise from the performance of its obligations under this article, and the Union shall indemnify the Employer for any such liabilities or damages that may arise. ARTICLE 7 - NON-DISCRIMINATION 7.01 The City of Fairview Park is an equal opportunity employer. The City's Equal Employment Opportunity policy was established to ensure that all actions taken regarding employees, including, but not limited to, recruitment, placement, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, transfers, layoffs, and recalls are non-discriminatory and are based upon individual merit, ability, and performance. All personnel actions and conditions of employment are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, or sexual orientation. 7.02 The Employer and the Union recognize the right of all employees and applicants for employment to be free to join the Union and to participate in lawful concerted Union activities. Therefore, the Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination, interference, 9 restraint, coercion or reprisals by the Employer or Union against any employee or any applicant for employment because of Union membership or lack thereof. 7.03 All of the Employees of the City within the bargaining unit shall receive equitable treatment and share in any and all benefits provided herein. ARTICLE 8 - UNION REPRESENTATION 8.01 Employees selected by the Union to act as Union Representatives for the purpose of processing and investigating grievances under the grievance procedure, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall be known as "Steward." The Steward shall have an alternate who shall act in the absence of the Steward. The Employer recognizes the following Stewards: One Steward for Service Department employees, one Steward for the Recreation Department and one Steward for Clerical/Secretarial employees. 8.02 The local Union Officer or Steward, upon release by their supervisor, shall be allowed to carry out the functions of their office, if the need arises, during the last thirty minutes of their normal working day. Any grievance that cannot be resolved during this time may be continued the last thirty minutes of the next working day; however, the local Union Officer or Steward shall carry out such functions with proper regard for the Employer's operational needs. 8.03 A Steward having an individual grievance in connection with his own work may ask for the Local Union Officer to assist him in adjusting the grievance with his supervisor. 8.04 There shall be a Grievance Committee consisting of the Local Union Officers, Chapter Presidents, Secretary, and Steward. 8.05 If a bargaining unit employee is hired into a department that does not conduct an Orientation, the Union shall be permitted 30 minutes of time with the employee for the purpose of making a presentation on behalf of the Union, to be arranged with the Supervisor to not impact operational needs. 10 ARTICLE 9 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE 9.01 Disciplinary action taken by the Employer shall only be for just cause. 9.02 All verbal and written reprimands shall not be used for purposes of future discipline after two (2) years, provided no subsequent disciplinary action is taken against the employee during that period. 9.03 This procedure shall apply to all non-probationary employees covered by this Agreement. 9.04 All employees shall have the following rights: a) An employee shall be entitled to union representation at each step of the disciplinary procedure. b) An employee shall not be coerced, intimidated, or suffer any reprisals either directly or indirectly that may adversely affect his hours, wages, or working conditions as the result of the exercise of his rights under this procedure. 9.05 Prior to the imposition of a disciplinary suspension, demotion or discharge, the employee shall be given written notice regarding the reasons for the disciplinary action, and an opportunity to respond. 9.06 Discipline shall be imposed only for just cause, and based on principles of progressive discipline, unless the severity of the offense warrants otherwise. The specific acts for which discipline is being imposed and the penalty proposed shall be specified in the Notice of Discipline. The Notice served on the employee shall contain a reference to dates, times and places, if possible, and shall also be given to the Local Union President and Steward. 9.07 The Union on behalf of all the employees covered by this Agreement and its own behalf, hereby waives any and all rights previously possessed by such employees to appeal any form of disciplinary action (e.g. suspension, demotion or discharge) to any Civil Service Commission. ARTICLE 10 - PROBATIONARY PERIOD 10.01 New employees shall be considered to be on probation for a period of nine months 11 (9) and during such probationary period, the Employer shall have sole discretion to discipline or discharge such employees, and such actions during this period cannot be appealed through the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures herein contained or to any Civil Service Commission. 10.02 If any employee is discharged or quits while on probation and is later rehired, he shall be considered a new employee and subject to provisions of Paragraph 10.01. 10.03 Probationary employees shall not be entitled to any sick leave or holidays under this Agreement until they have completed sixty (60) days of employment. 10.04 The probationary period for part-time employees who become full-time employees, the time served as a part-time employee, on a day-by-day basis, in the same classification as is the full-time employment, will be applied against the existing probationary period. In the event a part-time employee becomes a full-time employee in a different classification, he will be required to serve the entire probationary period. 10.05 A probationary period may be extended by mutual agreement of the City and the Union. ARTICLE 11 - SENIORITY 11.01 Seniority shall be an employee's uninterrupted length of continuous employment with the City. An Employee shall have no seniority during the probationary period provided in Paragraph 10.01, but upon completion of the probationary period, seniority shall be retroactive to the date of hire. 11.02 The City shall provide the Union with a copy of the seniority lists and these lists shall be updated every six (6) months. The seniority lists shall contain, in order of seniority, the name, department and date of hire of each employee. Seniority shall be broken when an employee: a) quits or resigns; 12 b) is discharged for just and proper cause; c) is laid off for a period of more than twenty-four (24) consecutive months; d) fails to report for work when recalled from layoff within fifteen (15) working days from the date on which the City sends the employee notice by registered mail (to the employee's last known address as shown on the City's records); and e) is absent without leave for three (3) or more working days unless excuse for absence is shown; and f) is promoted or transferred outside the bargaining unit and completes his supervisory probationary period of one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days. During said probationary period, his former position will remain open. ARTICLE 12 - HOURS OF WORK 12.01 The normal workweek for regular full-time employees shall be forty (40) hours of work in five (5) days of eight (8) consecutive hours each day, exclusive of the time allotted for meals, during the period starting 12:01 a.m. Monday to midnight Sunday. The Employer shall not reduce the workweek below forty (40) hours per week for any full-time, permanent hourly employee. 12.02 The Directors of the various Departments/Divisions will set the hours of work. These will be continuous 8-hour shifts but not be limited to 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 12.03 The lunch period for employees shall be a paid uninterrupted thirty (30) minutes. Where operationally feasible, lunch will be scheduled during the middle two hours of the workday. 12.04 There shall be two (2) fifteen (15)-minute rest periods on each shift each workday for employees. The rest periods, to the extent practicable, will be scheduled during the middle two hours of each shift, but they may not be scheduled immediately before or after the meal period or at the start or end of a shift. The rest periods are to be taken at the employee's job location, but one member or a crew on the road, may, when it is possible to do so, without terminating the operation of the crew, leave to obtain refreshments for himself and other members of the crew to be consumed at the job location. 13 12.05 Supervisors in the various city departments will set hours for the clerical and secretarial employees. Such employees will work a continuous eight (8) hour shift, which will include one (1) hour paid lunch. Clerical and secretarial employees will receive the same rest periods as set forth in Section 12.04 for employees. 12.06 The Police Clerk shall have the option to work a ten (10) hour, four (4) days a week shift, with approval of the department head. 12.07 When a department assigns employees on shifts, employees shall give their preference as to which shift they would like to work. If more employees sign up for any one shift that is needed, employees with the higher seniority in the job classification for which the shift or shifts are identified, shall be given preference. Employees will be given 1 week (7 days) notice of a shift change before implementation of a new schedule. ARTICLE 13 - TIME CLOCK 13.01 A time clock or an alternative timekeeping process is to be used for the departments. All hourly employees shall be required to clock in and clock out at the beginning and end of each shift. Any employee clocking in late will be docked to the nearest tenth of an hour. Any employee working overtime with the approval of supervision shall be paid overtime to the next tenth of an hour. ARTICLE 14 - OVERTIME-PREMIUM PAY 14.01 All employees shall be entitled to receive time and one-half (1-1/2) their regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in a given week or in excess of eight (8) consecutive hours in any one (1) day. One (1) day being any continuous twenty-four (24) hour period beginning with the start of the employee's shift. Employees shall be permitted to either receive overtime pay or shall be able to covert overtime, up to a "bank" of one hundred and twenty (120) hours of compensatory time. Once an 14 employee has accumulated a one hundred twenty (120) hour bank of compensatory time, he/she shall only be eligible to receive overtime pay. Compensatory time may only be taken with proper supervisory permission and shall, at no time, cause an overtime situation. 14.02 For the purpose of computing overtime pay, holidays and vacation days shall be counted as hours and days worked. Sick leave shall count as hours worked for an employee who has not taken more than seven (7) un-excused sick leave days in the previous year. 14.03 Upon retirement the city will pay out employee compensatory time up to one hundred twenty (120) hours. 14.04 Employees may request an annual payout of up to one hundred twenty (120) hours of compensatory time. Employees must notify the City of the request for the payout by October 1 each year and the payout shall occur by the end of November. ARTICLE 15 - EQUALIZATION OF OVERTIME 15.01 The City shall be sole judge of the necessity of overtime. When overtime is required, the City shall offer the available overtime to employees within the same classifications within the same shift in accordance with seniority. All overtime shall be voluntary, and an employee shall have the right to refuse an overtime assignment except for emergencies. For the purpose of this paragraph, an emergency is defined as any impairment to city services or operations which cannot be delayed until the beginning of the next regular workday. 15.02 The City shall equalize all overtime among employees within the same classification within the same department within the same shift on a continuing basis. Employees who are offered overtime and for any reason refuse or fail to work the overtime shall be treated as if they had worked on the overtime for the purpose of overtime distribution and the overtime list shall be adjusted accordingly. 15.03 A record of all overtime hours worked by each employee shall be recorded on a list 15 by the City at the end of a payroll period and the overtime list shall be maintained by the City. All overtime hours shall be equalized if possible by the end of every second pay period of the year. An employee or the Union shall have access to the overtime list upon request. 15.04 Snow Plowing The City shall be the sole judge of the necessity of overtime/snow-plowing opportunities. In such instances, the City may maintain an on-call list, created on a weekly basis, of up to six (6) employees. The list will be filled first by volunteers, and then by mandating employees on a rotating basis, consistent with the equalization provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. Employees on the overtime/snow plowing list will be required to report to work within an hour of the City making the call for the overtime/snow plowing opportunity. Additional time to report will be permitted where the employee identifies a reasonable circumstance causing the delay. Prior to the beginning of the work week, employees have the right to be removed from the list through a “trade” with other bargaining unit members, as long as the Service Director or his designee is made aware of the change. The individual who actually performs the work shall be credited with the work for equalization of overtime purposes. Management will consider a same- day trade, or excuse an employee from the obligation to come to work, when prior notice of a verifiable exigent circumstance is provided. Otherwise, a failure to report when called in shall be cause for discipline. ARTICLE 16 - FUNERAL LEAVES 16.01 If death occurs among members of the employee’s family, such employee shall be granted paid funeral leave in accordance with the following schedule: (1) Spouse, son, daughter, stepchild, mother, father, stepparent Up to 10 workdays (2) Brother, sister, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law Up to 5 workdays 16 (3) Aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or loco parentis 1 workday If a death in the immediate family as hereinbefore occurs while the employee is on duty, the employee shall be excused for the remainder of the workday, and such time shall not be charged to leave of any kind. ARTICLE 17 - MILITARY LEAVE 17.01 An employee shall be granted a leave of absence for military duty in accordance with state and federal law. ARTICLE 18 - JURY DUTY/ WITNESS DUTY 18.01 An employee called for jury duty shall be granted a leave of absence for the period of the jury service, with pay. An employee subpoenaed to testify in proceeding arising from his work for the City shall be compensated for that time. ARTICLE 19 – UNION LEAVE 19.01 At the request of the Union, a leave of absence without pay shall be granted to at least one (1) but no more than two (2) employees selected for a Union Office, employed by the Union, or required to attend a Union Convention or perform any other function on behalf of the Union necessitating a suspension of active employment. ARTICLE 20 - SICK LEAVE 20.01 Sick leave shall be defined as an absence with pay necessitated by: 1) illness or injury to the employee; 2) exposure by the employee to a contagious disease communicable to other employees; 3) serious illness, injury or death in the employee's immediate family; and/or (4) the birth or adoption of a child. 20.02 All employees shall earn sick leave at the rate of four and six-tenths (4.6) hours for every eighty (80) hours worked and may accumulate such sick leave to an unlimited amount. 17 20.03 An employee who is to be absent on sick leave shall notify the Employer of such absence and the reason therefore at least one (1) hour before the start of his work shift each day he is to be absent. 20.04 Sick leave may be used in segments of not less than one hour. 20.05 Before an absence may be charged against accumulated sick leave, the Department Head may require such proof of illness, injury or death as may be satisfactory to him, or may require the employee to be examined by a physician designated by the Department Head and paid by the Employer. In any event, an employee absent for more than three (3) days must supply a physician's report to be eligible for paid sick leave. 20.06 If an employee fails to submit adequate proof of illness, injury or death upon request, or in the event that upon such proof as is submitted or upon the report of medical examination, the Department Head, at his sole discretion, finds there is not satisfactory evidence of illness, injury or death sufficient to justify the employee's absence, such leave may, at the Department Head's sole discretion, be considered an unauthorized leave and shall be without pay. 20.07 Any abuse, excessive or patterned use of sick leave shall be just and sufficient cause for disciplinary action. 20.08 The Department Head may require an employee who has been absent due to serious personal illness or injury, prior to and as a condition of his return to duty, to be examined by a physician designated and paid by the Employer, to establish that he is not disabled from the performance of his duties and that his return to duty shall not jeopardize the health and safety of other employees. 20.09 When the use of sick leave is due to illness or injury in the immediate family, "immediate family" shall be defined to only include the employee's spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law and any person who has been in loco parentis to the employee. When the use of sick leave is due to death in the immediate family, "immediate family" shall be defined to only include 18 the employee's parents, spouse, child, brother, sister, parents-in-law, brother and sister-in-law, children-in-law and any person who has been in loco parentis to the employee. 20.10 Upon the retirement or death of an employee who has not less than ten (10) years of continuous employment with the Employer and who has qualified for retirement benefits from a State of Ohio public employee retirements system, such employee or the estate of the employee shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to his hourly rate of pay at the time of retirement or death multiplied by one-half(½) the total number of accumulated but unused sick hours earned by the employee, as certified by the Finance Director, providing that such resulting number of hours to be paid shall not exceed one thousand three hundred and seven (1,307). 20.11 All bargaining unit employees shall receive two and a half (2.5) hours of compensatory pay for every calendar month in which they use no sick leave. This time may be used in one (1)-hour increments. The time off shall be taken with approval of the employee's supervisor. The time off shall be taken within one (1) year from the time granted and shall not cause overtime. ARTICLE 21 - INJURY LEAVE 21.01 When an employee is injured in the line of duty while actually working for the employer, he shall be eligible for a paid leave not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days, providing he files under Workers' Compensation Rules and Regulations of the State of Ohio for monetary compensation for his injuries incurred as a city employee and signs a waiver assigning to the employer those sums of money he would ordinarily receive as his weekly compensation as determined by law for those number of weeks he receives benefits under this Article. 21.02 If at the end of this ninety (90) day period the employee is still disabled, the leave may, at the Employer's discretion, be extended for additional ninety (90) calendar day periods, or parts thereof. 21.03 An absence for a period of eight (8) consecutive calendar days or less shall not be 19 charged against accumulated sick leave for minor work-related injuries not covered above if an employee supplies adequate and written proof from the health care provider treating his injuries to his Department Head. 21.04 It is the employee's responsibility to provide the "burden of proof' upon the official written request of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation in order for the Bureau to certify his/her claim. If the failure to provide timely information by the employee prevents the certification of the employee's claim, injury leave will be denied by the employer and will result in the appropriate charge to the employee's accumulated sick leave balance. ARTICLE 22 - UNPAID SICK LEAVE 22.01 An employee who has completed their probationary period shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed six (6) months because of personal illness or injury, upon request of the employee and supported by medical evidence. If the illness or disability continues beyond six (6) months, additional sick leave may be granted by the Employer upon request of the employee. The employee must have a release from a doctor designated by the City to return to work. The doctor's fee shall be paid by the City. ARTICLE 23 - GENERAL LEAVE PROVISION 23.01 All leaves of absence (and any extensions thereof) must be applied for and granted in writing on forms provided by the Employer (copy to the employee). An employee will be notified in writing within five (5) working days from the date the application was made of the approval or disapproval of any leave of absence. 23.02 An employee on an approved leave of absence for thirty (30) calendar days or less shall be entitled to all benefits provided herein. 23.03 An employee may upon request return to work prior to the expiration of any leave of absence provided such early return is agreed to by the Employer. 20 23.04 When an employee returns to work after a leave of absence, he will be assigned to the position which he formerly occupied or to a similar position if his former position no longer exists at the same rate of pay. ARTICLE 24 - LAYOFF AND RECALL 24.01 Whenever it is necessary for the Employer to reduce its workforce, the employees within the affected department shall be laid off in the following order: a) Students; b) Temporary, part-time, and seasonal employees; employees who have not completed their probationary period; and c) Employees who have completed their probationary period. 24.02 All employees shall be laid off by effected job classification on the basis of seniority within their department within the categories enumerated above. If the seniority of two (2) or more employees is equal, their relative seniority shall be determined by "lot." 24.03 In the event an employee cannot hold his present classification, within his department, he shall have the right to "bump" an employee with lesser seniority in an equal or lower- rated classification, within his department, and then in the other departments as long as said employee is qualified to perform the duties of the job. An employee who has been bumped from his classification shall be afforded the same rights to "bump" an employee with lesser seniority in an equal or lower rate classification to avoid a direct layoff from the Employer, as long as said employee is qualified to perform the duties of the job. 24.04 It shall be the option of the employee as to whether he shall exercise his seniority rights to bump into an equal or lower- rated classification or to take a direct layoff from the Employer. 24.05 Regular full-time employees shall be given a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days' advance written notice of a layoff indicating the circumstances which made the layoff 21 necessary. 24.06 In the event an employee is laid off, he shall receive payment for any earned but unused compensatory time and vacation as quickly as possible but no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after layoff. 24.07 All employees shall be recalled to their classification in the reverse order of their layoff. An employee on layoff will be given fourteen (14) days' notice of recall from the date on which the Employer sends the recall notice to the employee by email if available, or by certified mail (to his last known address as shown on the Employer's records). 24.08 For the purpose of this Article, "department" shall be defined as "service department", “recreation department” and "clerical department." ARTICLE 25 - PROMOTIONS I JOB BIDDING 25.01 When the City determines that a vacancy has occurred or a new job is created, the Employer shall post for seven (7) consecutive workdays on bulletin boards within each department a notice of the opening. The notice shall contain the job classification title, rate of pay, department, and a brief job description. Employees who wish to be considered for the posted job must file written application with the Human Resources Manager and the appropriate Director by the end of the posting period. 25.02 All applications timely filed will be reviewed by the Employer and, if to be filled, the job awarded within fifteen (15) working days on the basis of seniority, experience, skill, and ability to perform the work in question. 25.03 An employee awarded a job under these provisions will be given reasonable help and supervision and shall be allowed a reasonable period of time to qualify but not more than forty- five (45) calendar days. He will be considered to have qualified on the new job when he satisfactorily performs the required duties with no more supervision than is required by other qualified employees 22 on the same or similar jobs, and when his record as to quality and quantity of work meets the standard applicable to the job. If he fails to qualify, he shall be returned to his former job. 25.04 An employee awarded a job under these provisions shall receive the minimum starting rate of the new classification or a one (1) step increase, whichever is higher. An employee will waive job bidding rights for a period of six (6) months upon acceptance of new position. 25.05 No employee shall be eligible for promotion under these provisions who has not satisfactorily completed the required probationary period. ARTICLE 26 - TEMPORARY TRANSFERS 26.01 A temporary transfer shall not exceed thirty (30) calendar days, except: 1) to fill a vacancy caused by an employee being on sick or other approved leave of absence; 2) to provide vacation relief scheduling; or 3) to meet an emergency. When an employee is temporarily transferred to another job classification, his rate of pay shall be as follows: a) If the rate of pay for such other classification is lower than his regular rate, he shall receive his regular rate. b) If the rate of pay for such other classification is higher than his regular rate, he shall receive the next higher rate over his present rate. c) For clerical and secretarial employees, employee will receive the rate of pay for the higher classification only if such temporary transfer is a period of more than eight (8) hours. ARTICLE 27 - VACATIONS 27.01 All regular full-time employees shall be granted the following vacation leave with full pay based upon their length of service as follows: Years of Service Hours of Vacation Per Year Working Days Hours Per Pay (26 pays) Start to 4 years 80 10 3.077 5 to 9 years 120 15 4.615 10 to 14 years 160 20 6.154 15 to 22 years 200 25 7.692 23 years + 240 30 9.231 23 In the event of a 27th pay period, there will be no accumulation of vacation leave for that pay. Employees are permitted to “negative” spend their vacation time up to the amount that they can accrue during that calendar year. Employees separating from employment with a negative vacation balance are required to repay the balance to the City through, among other means, a deduction from their final pays from the City. Employees may take all of their vacation as floating days off with prior approval of the City. 27.02 An employee may take accrued vacation during their first year of employment. 27.03 If an employee is terminated (voluntarily or involuntarily) prior to taking his vacation, he shall receive a lump sum payment for their fully earned but unused vacation leave at the time of separation. In case of death of an employee, the unused vacation leave shall be paid to the estate. 27.04 If a recognized holiday falls within an employee's vacation leave, the employee shall receive an additional paid vacation day in lieu of the holiday either at the beginning or end of his vacation. 27.05 No employee may accumulate in excess of ten weeks (50 working days or 400 hours) of vacation time, excluding all vacation time earned in the year in which the accumulated vacation is taken. Employees will receive a lump sum cash payment for any accumulated vacation time over 50 working days (400 hours) at year end. During the first quarter of each calendar year, employees will be given an opportunity to indicate their vacation leave preferences, and promptly thereafter a written vacation schedule will be prepared by the Employer with preference given to employees according to their seniority. 27.06 Employees may have the option of using one (1) week of their vacation in patterns other than Monday through Friday, for example: Tuesday - Monday Wednesday - Tuesday Thursday - Wednesday 24 Friday – Thursday 27.07 Each year, employees may take up to forty (40) hours of vacation in one (1) hour increments with 48-hour advanced notice to their supervisor and shall, at no time, cause an overtime situation. 27.08 Employees hired on or before February 1, 2026 shall be provided prior service credit up to a maximum of five years, for full-time employment with another public employer in the State of Ohio for determining vacation leave accrual in accordance with Section 27.01. The City reserves the right to apply this prior service credit to new hires on a case-by-case basis. ARTICLE 28 – HOLIDAYS 28.01 All regular full-time employees shall be entitled to the following paid holidays as follows: New Year's Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day Thanksgiving Day President’s Day Day after Thanksgiving Day Memorial Day Christmas Day Juneteenth Four Floating Holidays Independence Day 28.02 If any of the above holidays falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as the holiday. If any of the above holidays fall on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be observed as a holiday. To be eligible for holiday pay, an employee cannot have utilized sick leave on his last scheduled workday before and/or his first scheduled workday after the holiday unless absence is verified by a medical professional’s note from an in-person visit. 28.03 An employee may carry not more than two (2) holidays into the succeeding year, upon prior approval of the Department Head, and only if the holidays were canceled due to scheduling considerations. 28.04 Hours actually worked on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving and Christmas shall be paid at the rate of double time. 25 28.05 Floating holidays may be taken by an employee for personal emergencies and not require a one day advance notice to their supervisor. The use of non-emergency personal holidays may be denied by the supervisor if it creates a manpower shortage. ARTICLE 29 - CALL-IN-PAY 29.01 An employee who is called in to work at a time when he is not regularly scheduled to work shall receive a minimum of (4) hours of straight-time pay or four (4) hours of work at the applicable rate of pay, providing such time does not abut the employee's regularly scheduled workday. ARTICLE 30 - NEW AND CHANGED JOBS 30.01 If substantial changes in the method of operation, tools, or equipment of a job occur, or if a new job is established which has not been previously classified, the Employer shall meet with the Union for the purpose of negotiating a rate of pay and classification or placing the job in an existing classification. ARTICLE 31 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE (CDL) 31.01 The Employer will reimburse each employee who successfully passes the State of Ohio Commercial Driver's License examination for the costs and fees set by the State of Ohio for such examination. The City agrees to pay for employees' CDL renewal fees for a 4-year renewal and will allow employees, upon renewal of such driver's license, to utilize City time when renewing the license. An employee, for whom the City has paid for the time spent, the cost and fees of education, training and/or testing for a CDL license, who separates from employment with the City within three years of completion of the education/training, shall reimburse the City for these expenditures. ARTICLE 32 - HOSPITALIZATION 32.01 The City and all employees have cooperated in the creation of the new medical 26 insurance program. Upon Execution of the 2026-2028 Agreement, the City shall pay eighty-five percent (85%) of the premium cost of said medical insurance plan (HSA) chosen by the employee; the Employee shall pay fifteen percent (15%) of said medical insurance plan. a) This plan shall be implemented for the duration of this agreement. b) For Health Savings Account (HSA) participants, the City shall contribute towards the HSA deductible as follows: The City shall contribute $1,700 annually towards single plans, and $3,400 annually towards family plans. The plan deductibles will be set per the Internal Revenue Service minimal deductibles for embedded High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP’s). c) Employees who opt out of the City provided medical plan after January 1, 2011 will be compensated on the following basis: Single - $50.00 per month payment Family - $100.00 per month payment Employees who opt out of the City provided plan must submit a letter to the Finance Director demonstrating proof of medical coverage by another plan. d) The Employer expressly reserves the right to change coverage or carriers, so long as the new coverage is commensurate with or better than the existing coverage. Coverage under this Agreement includes Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, Dental Benefits and Vision Benefits, the details of which are included in the plan document provided to employees by the carrier. e) In the event of any dispute as to coverage hereunder, such dispute must be addressed by the employee to the appeal committee set forth in the handbook and shall not be subject to any grievance or arbitration procedure herein contained. 32.02 The City will administer for the benefit of the employees: 27 a) A Health Savings Account (HSA) b) A Health Flexible Savings Account (FSA) Both accounts will be administered in compliance with applicable Internal Revenue Codes. The City shall fund the HSA account on a monthly basis. Since the HSA contribution is an earned benefit and is being made in advance, upon termination of employment, the City shall be entitled to recoup any portion of the HSA contribution that has not been earned on a prorated basis. The City may recoup such amount by set off against any payments due from the City to the employee or otherwise. 32.03 The City shall establish a Cost Containment Committee. The Union shall participate in this committee by sending one delegate to the committee. The committee shall be comprised of City management and a delegate from each union and non-union employee group. The purpose of this committee shall be to review and recommend changes in health care coverage, if any, to the City Administration in keeping with sound fiscal management of the City and deliverance of the most cost-efficient health care to its employees. After reviewing the recommendations of the Cost Containment Committee, the City shall make a final decision based on sound fiscal management of the City and deliverance of the most cost-efficient health care coverage to its employees. No change to benefits or providers will be made without first discussing such change with the cost containment committee. 32.04 Upon execution of the 2026-2028 Agreement, the City will further provide to each employee dental and vision coverage for which employees shall pay 15% of the monthly cost of the dental plan (through December 31, 2026) and vision plan. 32.05 The Employer shall pay the full premium for a fifty thousand dollar ($50,000.00) term life insurance policy for each employee with an additional fifty thousand dollar ($50,000.00) policy for accidental death (policy benefits reduced by 35% at age 65, 50% at age 70). 28 32.06 The employer will pay $0.50 per employee per month for hearing aid benefits under the AFSCME Care Plan. Effective January 1, 2027, the dental plan and the 85%/15% premium sharing for the dental plan shall be replaced by an AFSCME Dental Plan for which the Employer shall pay $64.00 per month. 32.07 All full-time employees hired after January 1, 2014 shall receive medical insurance benefits of their choice upon full-time employment with the City as set forth in this Agreement. ARTICLE 33 - SAFETY AND HEALTH 33.01 The Employer and the Union recognize that each party must comply with the applicable state and federal laws covering public employees with respect to safety and health. The Employer shall continue to make reasonable provisions for the safety and health of its employees. ARTICLE 34 - LIGHT DUTY 34.01 The City reserves the right to assign employees to light duty work which they are capable of performing consistent with the instructions of a medical provider. ARTICLE 35 - LONGEVITY PAY 35.01 All current employees will be awarded longevity payments at the rate of one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each year of full-time service commencing on the employee's fifth (5th) am1iversary date of full-time service. At that time, the employee will become entitled to a sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00), which will be paid in a lump sum in the first pay period in December of each year. Employees with more than five (5) years of full-time service shall be entitled to the appropriate amount as specified in the longevity payment schedule. Longevity shall continue to be awarded on the employee's successive anniversary dates according to this procedure and the below listed longevity schedule. 5th Anniversary $500.00 16th Anniversary $1,600.00 6th Anniversary $600.00 17th Anniversary $1,700.00 7th Anniversary $700.00 18th Anniversary $1,800.00 29 8th Anniversary $800.00 19th Anniversary $1,900.00 9th Anniversary $900.00 20th Anniversary $2,000.00 10th Anniversary $1,000.00 2 pt Anniversary $2,100.00 11th Anniversary $1,100.00 22nd Anniversary $2,200.00 12th Anniversary $1,200.00 23rd Anniversary $2,300.00 13th Anniversary $1,300.00 24th Anniversary $2,400.00 14th Anniversary $1,400.00 25th Anniversary $2,500.00 15th Anniversary $1,500.00 ARTICLE 36 - LATERAL TRANSFER 36.01 An employee may exercise his job classification seniority for the purpose of transferring within the same work location or to another work location within the same classification when an opening occurs providing such employee is qualified and capable of performing the work. An employee who desires such a transfer must make an application in writing prior to the opening (on forms provided by the City with a copy to the employee) to the Human Resources Director and applicable Department head. In such cases, the employee's preference shall supersede the job- bidding promotion provisions of Article 25. ARTICLE 37 - SUPERVISORY WORK 37.01 Work customarily performed by employees within the bargaining unit shall not be performed by supervisors except for purposes of instructing or demonstrating the proper methods and procedures of performing work operations to employees within the bargaining unit, except in case of emergency. The Union agrees that it will not modify its present standards of enforcing this Article or enforce this Article in an arbitrary or capricious manner. ARTICLE 38 - SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL 38.01 Shifts are defined as follows: First (1st) Shift: An employee for whom the majority of their hours of work fall after 7:00 a.m. and before 3:30 p.m.; Second (2nd) Shift: An employee for whom the majority of their hours of work fall after 3:00 p.m. and before 11:30 pm.; Third (3rd) Shift: An employee for whom the majority of their hours of work fall after 11:00 30 p.m. and before 7:30 a.m. Employees working the second shift shall receive a premium of sixty cents ($0.60) per hour. Employees working the third shift shall receive a premium of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per hour. Employees who are assigned to second or third shift on a permanent basis shall receive said premium pay during paid leave. ARTICLE 39 - UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 39.01 All Service Department Employees shall receive an annual uniform allowance paid on a semi-annual basis by separate check in the amount of $750.00 ($1,500.00 annually.) Following the completion of payments in 2028, this uniform allowance will no longer apply to the Service Department administrative assistant(s). 39.02 Uniform specifications and vendors will be determined by the City. The City will consider additional vendors where the uniformity of uniforms is preserved. 39.03 There shall be no payments of uniform allowance upon separation. 39.04 The Clerk Dispatcher in the Police Department will receive a uniform allowance the same as Section 39.01 above. ARTICLE 40 - CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE PAY 40.01 Commencing in 2027, employees shall receive annual, lump sum payments in April for possession of the certifications and licensures as set forth in Exhibit B. Employees shall be required to show documented proof of the active certification or licensure and must be engaged in duties for which the licensure or certification applies, to be eligible for the payment... 40.02 L.E.A.D.S certified dispatchers shall be paid $600.00 per year in two installments of $300.00 each payable at the end of the first pay period of March and September. 31 ARTICLE 40-B- RATES OF PAY 40-B.01 Wage Index and Exhibit A will reflect a 3% increase effective January 1, 2026, a 3.5% increase effective January 1, 2027 and a 3.0% increase effective January 1, 2028. Effective January 1, 2026, following application of the 3.0% general wage increase, an equity adjustment of $2.00/hour will be applied to the Head Mechanic steps and $1.50/hour will be applied to the Mechanic and Police Clerk steps. 40.B.02 The City reserves the right to hire employees at above Step 1 of the Wage Schedule, provided their rate does not exceed the rate of any employee in the classification who is employed on or before March 1, 2026. If an employee is brought in at a higher rate, those employees in that classification earning less will be brought up to that rate. ARTICLE 41 - PENSION "PICK-UP" 41.01 As permitted by the Internal Revenue Service and Public Employee Retirement System, the Employer agrees to implement the "salary reduction" method for pension "pick-up." Such plan will take effect upon approval of the Pension Board and the Internal Revenue Service. 41.02 The employee's gross pay will be reduced by the employee's contribution rate, which amount will be forwarded to PERS. Any other deductions will then be made from the reduced salary for that period. The reduced salary shall be the income reported on the employee's W-2 form, thus deferring taxes and the pension contribution and increasing the employee's take home pay. ARTICLE 42 - PARKS MAINTENANCE 42.01 The Employer will utilize bargaining unit members in the parks during the regular workweek for the purposes of general landscaping, building maintenance, custodial duties, opening and closing of the parks, and other general duties as assigned. 42.02 The assignment of this work will follow the terms and conditions as set forth in this collective bargaining agreement. 32 42.03 The Employer may supplement bargaining unit members during the regular workweek with non-bargaining unit part-time and/or seasonal employees. 42.04 The Employer may utilize non-bargaining unit employees in the parks on the weekends without bargaining unit personnel for day-to-day duties as performed during the regular workweek generally. 42.05 Bargaining Unit Tradesmen will continue to be utilized for issues arising in the parks beyond the level of general maintenance duties during the regular workweek as well as the weekends within their capabilities. 42.06 This agreement does not include the administration of Bohlken Park in any way. ARTICLE 43 - CONFORMITY TO LAW 43.01 This Agreement shall be subject to and subordinated to any applicable present and future federal and state laws, and the invalidity of any provision(s) of this Agreement by reason of any such existing or future law shall not affect the validity of the surviving provisions. 43.02 If the enactment of legislation, or a determination by a court of final and competent jurisdiction (whether in a proceeding between the parties or in one not between the parties but controlling by reason of the facts) renders any portion of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, such legislation or decision shall not affect the validity of the surviving provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect as if such invalid provision(s) thereof had not been included herein. 43.03 In the event of a determination pursuant to paragraph 45.01 and 45.02, above, the parties hereto shall meet within thirty (30) days to negotiate a lawful alternate provision. ARTICLE 44 - OBLIGATION TO NEGOTIATE 44.01 The Employer and the Union acknowledge that during negotiations which preceded this Agreement, each had the unlimited right and opportunity to make demands and proposals with 33 respect to any subject or matter not removed by law from the area of collective bargaining and that the understandings and agreements arrived at by the parties after the exercise of that right and opportunity are set forth in this Agreement. 44.02 Therefore, for the life of this Agreement, the Employer and the Union each voluntarily and unqualifiedly waive the right, and each agrees that the other shall not be obligated to bargain/negotiate collectively with respect to any subject or matter referenced to or covered in this Agreement, or with respect to any subject or matter not specifically referenced to or covered in this Agreement, even though such subjects or matters may not have been within the knowledge or contemplation of either or both of the parties at the time they bargained/negotiated and signed this Agreement. ARTICLE 45 - GENDER AND PLURAL 45.01 Whenever the context so requires, the use of words herein in the singular shall be construed to include the plural, and words in the plural, the singular, and words whether in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall be construed to include all of said genders. By the use of either the masculine or feminine genders, it is understood that said use is for convenience purposes only and is not to be interpreted to be discriminatory by reason of sex. ARTICLE 46 - HEADINGS 46.01 It is understood and agreed that the use of headings before articles or sections is for convenience only and that no heading shall be used in the interpretation of said article or section nor effect any interpretation of any article or section. ARTICLE 47 - TOTAL AGREEMENT 47.01 This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Employer and the Union and unless specifically and expressly set forth in the express written provisions of this Agreement, all rules, regulations, benefits and practices previously and presently in effect may be 34 modified or discontinued at the sole discretion of the Employer, upon adequate notice to the Union. ARTICLE 48 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 48.01 Every employee shall have the right to present his grievance in accordance with the procedures provided herein, free from any interference, coercion, restraint, discrimination or reprisal. It is the intent and purpose of the parties to this Agreement that all grievances shall be settled, if possible, at the lowest step of this procedure. 48.02 For the purposes of this procedure, the below listed terms are defined as follows: a) Grievance - A "grievance" shall be defined as a dispute or controversy arising from the alleged misapplication or misinterpretation of only the specific and express written provision of this Agreement, including disciplinary actions. b) Aggrieved party - The "aggrieved party" shall be defined as only any employee or group of employees within the bargaining unit or the Union on behalf of employees within the bargaining unit. c) Days - A "day" as used in this procedure shall mean calendar days, as provided for in this Agreement. 48.03 The following procedures shall apply to the administration of all grievances filed under this procedure. a) All grievances shall include: 1) the name and position of the aggrieved party; 2) the identity of the provisions of this Agreement involved in the grievance; 3) the time and place where the alleged events or conditions constituting the grievance took place; 4) the identity of the party responsible for causing the said grievance, if known to the aggrieved party; and 5) a general statement of the nature of the grievance and the redress sought by the aggrieved party. b) All decisions shall be rendered in writing at each step of the grievance procedure. Each decision shall be transmitted to the aggrieved party and the Union. c) If a grievance affects a group of employees working in different locations, with different principals, or associated with an employer-wide controversy, it may be submitted at Step 2 . d) Except as otherwise provided by this Agreement, the preparation and processing of grievances shall be conducted only during non-working hours. 35 e) Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the right of any employee having a grievance to discuss the matter informally with any appropriate member of the administration and having said matter informally adjusted without the intervention of the Union, provided that the adjustment is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that any grievance is adjusted (the Union shall be present) without a formal determination, pursuant to this procedure, while such adjustment shall be binding upon the aggrieved party and shall, in all respects, be final, said adjustment shall not create a precedent or ruling binding upon the Employer or the Union in future proceedings. f) The Grievance Procedure shall be the sole and exclusive procedure for disputes concerning any contractual violation or any type of discipline or discharge actions. g) The time limits provided herein will be strictly adhered to and any grievance not filed initially or appealed within the specified time limits will be deemed waived and void. If the Employer fails to rely within the specified time limit, the grievance shall automatically move to the next step. The time limits specified for either party may be extended only by written mutual agreement. h) This procedure shall not be used for the purpose of adding to, subtracting from, or altering in any way, any of the provisions of this Agreement. 48.04 All grievances shall be administered in accordance with the following steps of the grievance procedure. Step 1: An employee or the Union asserting a grievance shall submit it in writing to the aggrieved party's Department Head within fourteen (14) days from the date of the occurrence of the facts giving rise to the grievance. The Department Head shall convene a meeting within seven (7) days of the receipt of the appeal. The meeting will be held with the aggrieved party and his Steward. The Department Head shall issue a written decision to the aggrieved party, with a copy to the aggrieved party's Steward within seven (7) days from the date of the meeting. Step 2: If the aggrieved party is not satisfied with the written decision at the conclusion of Step 1, a 36 written appeal of the decision may be filed with the Mayor within seven (7) days from the date of the rendering of the decision in Step 1. Copies of the written decisions shall be submitted with the appeal. The Mayor, or his designee, shall convene a meeting within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the appeal. The meeting will be held with the aggrieved party, his local union officer and representative of Ohio Council 8 and any other party necessary to provide the required information for the rendering of a proper decision. The Mayor, or his designee, shall issue a written decision to the employee, with a copy to the employee's representative within fourteen (14) days from the date of the meeting. If the aggrieved party is not satisfied with the decision at Step 2, he may proceed to arbitration pursuant to the Arbitration Procedure herein contained. 48.05 GRIEVANCE MEDIATION: All grievances not settled at Step 3 may be mediated prior to being referred to arbitration. The parties shall attempt to select a mediator by mutual agreement. If they are unable to agree, then they shall request a mediator be provided by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS), or a mutually agreeable alternative resource if FMCS mediation services are not available. The cost for mediation shall be shared equally by the parties. Mediation efforts shall be informal in nature. The mediator may employ all of the techniques commonly associated with mediation, including private caucuses with the parties. No verbatim record of the proceedings shall be taken. Formal rules of evidence will not apply and there will be no procedural constraints regarding the review of the facts of argument. Written material presented to the mediator will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the conference. If the grievance remains unresolved at the end of the mediation session, the mediator will provide an oral advisory opinion as to how the grievance is likely to be decided if it is presented at arbitration. This opinion is non-binding and inadmissible in any subsequent arbitration proceeding. 37 Nothing said or done by the mediator and no settlement offer made by a party may be referenced or introduced into evidence at an arbitration of this grievance. ARTICLE 49 - ARBITRATION PROCEDURE 49.01 In the event a grievance is unresolved after being processed through all of the steps of the Grievance Procedure, unless mutually waived or having passed through the various steps by time limit default(s) of the Employer, then within thirty (30) days after the rendering of the decision at Step 2, or a time limit default by the Employer at Step 2, the Union may submit the grievance to arbitration by filing with the FMCS or AAA (list-only service) for a panel of seven (7) arbitrators.. The panel members' names will be stricken alternatively (Union striking first) until one name remains, who shall be designated the arbitrator to hear the grievance in question. 49.02 The arbitrator shall have no power or authority to add to, subtract from, or in any manner alter the specific terms of this Agreement, or to make any award requiring the commission of any act prohibited by law, or to make any award that itself is contrary to law or violates any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 49.03 The arbitrator shall not decide more than one (1) grievance on the same hearing day or series of hearing days, except by mutual written agreement of the parties. 49.04 The hearing(s) shall be conducted pursuant to the Rules of Voluntary Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association. 49.05 The fees and expenses of the arbitrator and the cost of the hearing room, if any, shall be borne by the party losing the grievance. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurring them. Neither party shall be responsible for any of the expenses incurred by the other party. 38 49.06 The arbitrator's decision and award will be in writing and delivered within thirty (30) days from the date the record is closed. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties. 49.07 The Union agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all claims, demands, suits or other forms of liability that may arise out of any determination that the Union failed to fairly represent a member of the bargaining unit during the exercise of his rights as provided by the Grievance and Arbitration Procedures herein contained. ARTICLE 50 - DURATION 50.01 This Agreement shall become effective upon ratification by both parties (date) and shall continue in full force and effect, along with any amendments made and annexed hereto, until midnight, December 31, 2028. If either party desires to modify or amend this agreement, it shall give written notice of such intent no earlier than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days nor later than (90) calendar days prior to the expiration date of this agreement. 39 ARTICLE 51 - EXECUTION 51.01 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed this ________ day of _____________, 2026. CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, OHIO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, OHIO COUNCIL 8, LOCAL 2681, AFL-CIO By: By: Bill Schneider, Mayor By: By: By: By: The legal form and correctness of this Document is hereby approved: Steven Dever Director of Law 40 EXHIBIT A – WAGES WAGE RATES 2026 (3%) Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Head Mechanic $31.13 $32.43 $33.83 $35.23 $36.70 Working Foreman $31.13 $32.43 $33.83 $35.23 $36.70 Traffic Technician $31.13 $32.43 $33.83 $35.23 $36.70 Tradesman $29.36 $30.55 $31.85 $33.17 $34.55 Jet Technician Tradesman $29.36 $30.55 $31.85 $33.17 $34.55 Tree Technician $29.36 $30.55 $31.85 $33.17 $34.55 Mechanic $29.36 $30.55 $31.85 $33.17 $34.55 Operator $28.65 $29.84 $31.08 $32.37 $33.74 Laborer I $28.22 $29.41 $30.63 $31.91 $33.24 Building Maintenance $27.59 $28.73 $29.92 $31.16 $32.47 Laborer II $27.59 $28.73 $29.92 $31.16 $32.47 Laborer III $27.10 $28.24 $29.43 $30.65 $31.93 Police Clerk $25.72 $26.78 $27.88 $29.02 $30.97 Building Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Clerk of Commissions $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Clerk Receptionist $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Administrative Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Administrative Clerk Fire $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Administrative Clerk Finance $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Service Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Recreation Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 41 WAGE RATES Effective January 1, 2026 with equity adjustment applied to the highlighted classifications Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Head Mechanic $33.13 $34.43 $35.83 $37.23 $38.70 Working Foreman $31.13 $32.43 $33.83 $35.23 $36.70 Traffic Technician $31.13 $32.43 $33.83 $35.23 $36.70 Mechanic $30.86 $32.05 $33.35 $34.67 $36.05 Tradesman $29.36 $30.55 $31.85 $33.17 $34.55 Jet Technician Tradesman $29.36 $30.55 $31.85 $33.17 $34.55 Tree Technician $29.36 $30.55 $31.85 $33.17 $34.55 Operator $28.65 $29.84 $31.08 $32.37 $33.74 Laborer I $28.22 $29.41 $30.63 $31.91 $33.24 Building Maintenance $27.59 $28.73 $29.92 $31.16 $32.47 Laborer II $27.59 $28.73 $29.92 $31.16 $32.47 Laborer III $27.10 $28.24 $29.43 $30.65 $31.93 Police Clerk $27.22 $28.28 $29.38 $30.52 $32.47 Building Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Clerk of Commissions $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Clerk Receptionist $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Administrative Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Administrative Clerk Fire $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Administrative Clerk Finance $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Service Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 Recreation Clerk $24.62 $25.62 $26.67 $27.78 $29.62 42 WAGE RATES 2027 (3.5%) Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Head Mechanic $34.29 $35.64 $37.08 $38.53 $40.05 Working Foreman* $32.22 $33.57 $35.01 $36.46 $37.98 Traffic Technician $32.22 $33.57 $35.01 $36.46 $37.98 Mechanic $31.94 $33.17 $34.52 $35.88 $37.31 Tradesman $30.38 $31.62 $32.96 $34.33 $35.76 Jet Technician Tradesman $30.38 $31.62 $32.96 $34.33 $35.76 Tree Technician $30.38 $31.62 $32.96 $34.33 $35.76 Operator $29.66 $30.88 $32.16 $33.51 $34.92 Laborer I $29.21 $30.44 $31.70 $33.03 $34.40 Building Maintenance $28.56 $29.73 $30.97 $32.25 $33.60 Laborer II $28.56 $29.73 $30.97 $32.25 $33.60 Laborer III $28.05 $29.23 $30.46 $31.73 $33.05 Police Clerk $28.17 $29.27 $30.41 $31.58 $33.61 Building Clerk $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 Clerk of Commissions $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 Clerk Receptionist $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 Administrative Clerk $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 Administrative Clerk Fire $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 Administrative Clerk Finance $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 Service Clerk $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 Recreation Clerk $25.48 $26.51 $27.60 $28.75 $30.66 43 WAGE RATES 2028 (3%) Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Head Mechanic $35.31 $36.71 $38.19 $39.68 $41.25 Working Foreman* $33.18 $34.58 $36.06 $37.55 $39.12 Traffic Technician $33.18 $34.58 $36.06 $37.55 $39.12 Mechanic $32.90 $34.17 $35.55 $36.96 $38.43 Tradesman $31.29 $32.57 $33.95 $35.36 $36.83 Jet Technician Tradesman $31.29 $32.57 $33.95 $35.36 $36.83 Tree Technician $31.29 $32.57 $33.95 $35.36 $36.83 Operator $30.55 $31.81 $33.13 $34.51 $35.97 Laborer I $30.09 $31.35 $32.66 $34.02 $35.43 Building Maintenance $29.42 $30.62 $31.90 $33.22 $34.61 Laborer II $29.41 $30.62 $31.90 $33.22 $34.61 Laborer III $28.89 $30.11 $31.37 $32.68 $34.04 Police Clerk $29.02 $30.15 $31.32 $32.53 $34.62 Building Clerk $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 Clerk of Commissions $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 Clerk Receptionist $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 Administrative Clerk $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 Administrative Clerk Fire $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 Administrative Clerk Finance $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 Service Clerk $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 Recreation Clerk $26.24 $27.31 $28.43 $29.61 $31.58 - 5 I - EXHIBIT B - CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE PAYMENTS License Stipend ASE Certification (maximum of four (4) certifications) $250.00 Class 1 Water/Wastewater Collection $1,000.00 Class 2 Water/Wastewater Collection $1,500.00 ISA Certified Arborist $1,000.00 PACP (Pipeline Assessment Certification Program) $ 750.00 MACP (Manhole Assessment Certification Program) $ 250.00 LACP (Lateral Assessment Certification Program) $ 150.00 Commercial Herbicide Applicator License $ 250.00 International Municipal Signal Association I $ 500.00 International Municipal Signal Association II $ 750.00 Certified Electrician $1,500.00 Plumber License $1,500.00 Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ) $ 500.00 Back Flow Certification $ 250.00 Pool Operator Certification $ 500.00 Line Clearance Arborist $ 400.00 Notary Public $ 150.00 Journeyman Carpenter $1,500.00 Certified Playground Safety Inspector $ 250.00 - 5 I - Commission Clerks Administrative Assistants who may serve as Clerk–Recording Secretary for the Planning and Design Commission and the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals shall receive four hours of compensatory time for attendance at such Commission or Board meetings. - 52 - JOB CLASSIFICATIONS A. JOB TITLE: HEAD MECHANIC Characteristic Duties: Employees in this classification are required to service, repair, overhaul, and maintain gasoline and diesel equipment used by all departments of the City, such as: automobiles, heavy and light trucks, bulldozers, tractors, backhoes and other types of on and off- the-road equipment. Work will require some welding, bodywork, and painting, but the chief emphasis is on engine and mechanical repair work. Employees will work under the general foreman and is responsible for the organization of his work with instructions available from the foreman for out-of-the ordinary problems. This Employee will be responsible for general supervision of the mechanics, scheduling of work to be performed, Parts Inventory, and Equipment Maintenance Records. Employees in this classification will perform other duties as assigned, within the general character of the duties above described. B. JOB TITLE: MECHANIC Characteristic duties: Employees in this classification are required to service, repair, overhaul and maintain gasoline and diesel equipment used by all departments of the City, such as: automobiles, heavy and light trucks, bulldozers, tractors, backhoes and other types of on and off- the-road equipment. Work will require some welding, bodywork and painting, but the chief emphasis is on engine and mechanical repair work. Employees will work under the Head Mechanic. Employees in this classification will perform other duties as assigned, within the general character of the duties above described. C. JOB TITLE: TRADESMAN Characteristic duties: Employees in this classification may work as a carpenter, plumber, electrician, concrete finisher, or a painter (interior and exterior Muni, properties and street markings). When work is not available within this classification, employees will be assigned to work within any other lower classification. - 53 - D. JOB TITLE: OPERATOR Characteristic duties: Employees in this classification operate multiple types of vehicle equipment including the large backhoe, bulldozer, vactor jet combination unit and streetsweeper. Employees in this classification frequently will direct the activities of a work crew as assigned by supervision. The employee will receive generalized supervision with specific direction available as required. This employee is responsible for the vehicle, including greasing, and tools assigned and may be assigned to general labor work as required. Employees in this classification may perform other duties as assigned within the general character of the duties above described. E. JOB TITLE: LABORER I Characteristic duties: Employees in this classification operate multiple types of vehicle equipment including an Asphalt Spreader, Salt Spreader, Sewer Jet, Packer Trucks, Snow Plows, Rollers, Tractors and various types of earth moving equipment, such as small backhoes. Employee shall also be able to drive all vehicles in the department. Employees in this classification frequently will direct the activities of a work crew as assigned by supervision. An employee in this classification assigned to driving a packer truck leads the activities of the general laborers assigned to his truck and is responsible for their activities. The employee will receive generalized supervision with specific direction available as required. This employee is responsible for the vehicle and tools assigned, and may be assigned to general labor work as required. Employees in this classification may perform other duties as assigned within the general character of the duties above described. F. JOB TITLE: BUILDING MAINTENANCE Characteristic duties: Employees in this classification are responsible for maintaining the physical facilities and appearance of the building to which they are assigned. Duties include cleaning, stripping, waxing and buffing floors, windows, and performing normal housekeeping routines. Duties will also include yard work and minor repairs to the electrical systems and plumbing and heating systems within the capabilities of the employee. Employees in this classification will be assigned to maintain one or more buildings with only general supervision and will be responsible for the physical appearance, cleanliness and mechanical operation of the building. Employees in this classification may perform other duties as assigned within the general character of the duties described in "Laborer II." - 54 - G. JOB TITLE: LABORER II Characteristic duties: Employees in this classification operate 1 or more types of vehicle equipment, such as: light trucks, light snow plows, light spray-painting equipment, small tar kettles, farm tractors (brush hogs, Mott mowers), leaf vacuums, sir hammers, riding mowers, cement saws, and small rollers. He also may be required to operate radio equipment. An employee may also make signs (lettering, backing, etc.) and install and repair such signs. Employees in this classification may be assigned to general labor work as required. Employees in this classification may perform other duties as assigned within the general character of the duties described in "Building Maintenance." H. JOB TITLE: LABORER III Characteristic duties: Employees in this classification perform manual labor under supervision of a foreman or of an employee of a higher classification. The work is physically demanding and requires no specialized training or experience. Duties include refuse labor, ditch and sewer construction, maintenance, road repairs and other similar types of physical labor as required. Employees may operate a woodchipper, hand mower or light portable tools in connection with their assigned duties. Employees in this classification may operate light vehicles, but this is not their main duty. Employees in this classification may perform other duties as assigned within the general character of the duties above described. I. JOB TITLE: RECREATION CLERK Responsible for scheduling recreation facilities and play areas. Administers facility and field permits. Schedules and records use of equipment and materials. Schedules maintenance, repair and replacement of facilities and equipment as needed. Responsible for program registration and funds, recreation department payroll records, general recreation department accounting and bookkeeping. Services as Secretary to the Recreation Director and the Parks and Recreation Commission. May be required to assist Recreation Director in other projects. J. JOB TITLE: BUILDING DEPARTMENT CLERK Responsible for front counter work, answering phones, typing letters, sorting and distributing mail, and maintaining building department books and all department files. Prepares - 55 - department reports, assists in Tax Abatement administration, prepares all permits and handles licenses and fees. Provides necessary clerical support in office and to the Planning and Design Commission and the Board of Zoning and Appeals, when necessary. Is also responsible, when required, for attendance at Commission meetings and related clerical duties. Processes other items such as zone maps, address maps, and inspections. May in the absence of the Service Department Clerk be required to assist Service Department. May also be required to function as Clerk Receptionist. K. JOB TITLE: CLERK OF COMMISSIONS Provides necessary clerical support to the Planning and Design Commission and the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals. Is also responsible for attendance at Commission meetings and related clerical duties. Provides necessary clerical support to Building Department Clerk as needed. May, in the absence of Service Department Clerk, answer phones. May also be required to function as Clerk Receptionist by answering phones in her/his absence. Employees in this classification may perform other duties as assigned within the general character of the duties above described. L. JOB TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK Responsible for purchase of supplies and materials for all departments, preparing all other department records and all miscellaneous correspondence and listings. Assists Mayor's office and staff and the Director, Public Service and Development as needed. Serves as a floater for coverage purposes in all Departments except police and fire. At times, fills in for City Hall Receptionist. L-1. JOB TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK- FIRE Responsible for all clerical duties in the Fire Department. Prepares inspections, notice of violations, manual reports and business surveys. Also responsible for distributing mail to all departments and scheduling the rental of various City facilities including Bain Cabin, the Community Room and Bain Pavilion. Serves as a floater for coverage purposes in all departments except Police. L-2. JOB TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK- FINANCE Prepares and processes all wage compensation payments for City employees and ensures the correct withholding for taxes, pensions, union dues, authorized employee savings plans, etc. Must coordinate and reconcile payroll functions with City's banking institutions. Responsible for preparation and submission of necessary wage reports to state and federal agencies. May be required to assist Finance Director with the processing ofrequisitions, accounts payable activities, - 56 - filing, deposits and pay-ins, data entry of revenue, and solicitor permits. Responsible for purchase of supplies and materials for all departments, preparing all other department records and all miscellaneous correspondence and listings. May also be required to function as Clerk Receptionist. M. JOB TITLE: SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLERK Serves as clerical support to Department Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor. Process questions and complaints on the phone and in person from residents, vendors, contractors and other city employees. Compiles and prepares all department reports and maintains all department records. Maintains logs of employees, vehicle maintenance, landfills, etc. May be required to assist Building Department Clerk(s) and Clerk Receptionist by answering phones in his/her absence. Employees in this classification may perform other duties as assigned within the general character of the duties above described. N. JOB TITLE: CLERK RECEPTIONIST Responsible for handling and directing all walk-in visitors to City Hall. Distributes mail to all departments, answers phone and distributes calls to various departments. Responsible for the proper scheduling of various city facilities including Bain Cabin, the Community Room and Nelson Russ. Prepares purchase orders for invoices from the Finance Department. Functions as a Deputy Registrar as required. May be required to assist other departments as needed. O. JOB TITLE: POLICE DISPATCHER'S CLERK Functions as secretary to the Chief of Police and staff assistants. Responsible for posting court cases, preparing criminal complaints and the processing of police officer reports, fingerprint cards, traffic citations and walk-in inquiries. May also, from time to time, be required to staff the radio room, function as matron and assist in answering police phone lines as needed. P. JOB TITLE: TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNICIAN Installs, maintains, and, when necessary, fabricates city traffic control devices. The devices include, but are not limited to, traffic controllers, school zone lights and signal installations; all regulatory, warning and informational signs; and street striping. The Traffic Signal Technician is on 24 hours call to service and repair malfunctions occurring with a traffic signal or pedestrian signal. The Traffic Signal Technician cleans traffic light lens and reflectors; replaces light bulbs; paints signal heads, pedestrian heads and cabinets; maintains traffic signals in school zones, including lights and timers for the 20-mile per hour limit; replaces regulatory, warning and - 57 - informational signs as needed; creates street name signs and miscellaneous traffic signs; reface faded signs; maintain an inventory of all signs and materials used for installing and making signs; maintain a sign location list; maintain the crosswalk and mini stripper; maintain all equipment used in performance of job functions; paint all street markings annually; maintain an inventory of painting equipment. When work is not available within this classification, employees may be assigned to work within any lower classification. Q. JOB TITLE: TRADESMAN TREE TECHNICIAN Employees in this classification must possess a good working knowledge of knots and ropes; care and maintenance of general tree equipment; must possess a good working knowledge of branch and tree removal; must possess the ability to work in high places with basic climber materials (rope and saddle); must possess a thorough knowledge of safe work practices for branch removal and pruning of various species of trees. *Minimum of two (2) years' climbing experience required. - 58 - AFSCME RECREATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES MEMORANDUM NO. 2 April 25, 2014 Mr. Will Nowell AFL-CIO, Ohio Council 8 1603 East 27th Street Cleveland, OH 44114-4217 Re: The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Ohio Council 8, Local 2681, AFL-CIO Dear Mr. Nowell: This letter will serve to memorialize discussions regarding the employees at the Gemini Center in the City of Fairview Park as follows: The City, at its discretion, may hire a number of part-time employees at the Gemini Center. These part time employees, as well as Recreation Department personnel, will be permitted to clean and maintain, in a general nature, the Gemini Center on an as needed basis. Sincerely, Eileen Ann Patton, Mayor DRUG FREE WORKPLACE - 59- APPENDIX A -60- 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: AFSCME 2026-28 Collective Bargaining Agreement DATE: June 1, 2026 The City’s agreements with its three collective bargaining units: Police (OPBA), Fire (IAFF), and AFSCME, each expired December 31, 2025. The Administration, with assistance from Labor Attorney, Jon Dileno, began negotiations in the last week of November 2025. The AFSCME membership, which represents full-time employees in the Service and the Recreation Departments, as well as clerk positions in several other city departments, voted to pass the tentative agreement negotiated with the Administration on Wednesday, May 27th. We respectfully request that City Council pass this ordinance on 2nd reading so that the collective bargaining members can begin to receive their negotiated salaries as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration. cc: Bill Schneider, Mayor A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-38 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO. 26-38 ORIGINATED BY: MEGAN OTTER, ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN and COUNCILMAN LANG AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2027 MUNICIPAL GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Cuyahoga County will be soliciting applications for the 2027 Municipal Grant Program (“Program”), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (“HUD”) Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) and provides grant funding on a competitive basis for a variety of eligible projects to help strengthen cities and improve the quality of life for County residents; and WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) intends to submit application to Cuyahoga County for funding through the Program to implement a community development project; and WHEREAS, The City will hold a public hearing for said grant funding to solicit public input on June 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM; and WHEREAS, the Program provides one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for eligible project costs in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), requiring the applicant to first expend funds and then request reimbursement from Cuyahoga County; and WHEREAS, funding through the Program is restricted to areas within the City designated as Improvement Target Areas (“ITA”) or Low- and Moderate-Income (“LMI”) areas, or for projects that benefit a Limited Clientele population; and WHEREAS, legislation supporting and authorizing the application is required to receive funding; and WHEREAS, the Program is federally funded and all activities are subject to applicable federal rules and requirements, including but not limited to federal prevailing wage requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That City Council hereby supports the submission of the City’s 2027 Municipal Grant Program application. Ordinance 26-38 | Page 2 SECTION 2. That the Mayor and City Administration are authorized to submit the grant application. SECTION 3. That the City’s request for funding in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) will be paid on a reimbursement basis. SECTION 4. That the Mayor and City Administration are authorized to file all documents and execute all agreements necessary to accept the award and receive any grant funds. SECTION 5. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare; and for further reason that authorizing legislation must be submitted by the grant application deadline of July 13, 2026 and provided it receives an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 06.01.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: __________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ___________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ___________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council ORIGINATED BY: Megan Otter, Assistant Development Director FROM: Bill Schneider, Mayor RE: Cuyahoga County - 2027 Cuyahoga County Grant Application DATE: June 1, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park (“City”) requests the passage of the following Ordinances as an emergency with the first reading on June 1, 2026, and second and final reading on June 15, 2026, with emergency enactment. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2027 MUNICIPAL GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The Administration respectfully requests passage of the Ordinances as an emergency to allow for the submission of authorizing legislation for the Cuyahoga County 2027 Municipal Grant Program and Supplemental Grant Program by the deadline of July 13, 2026. The Administration will also be conducting a public meeting for the Grant Programs on June 8, 2026, at 6:30 pm before the Council meeting to describe the project proposed and obtain public participation, which is a requirement of the applications. cc: Bryan Hitch, Director of Service A. Steven Dever, Law Director Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-39 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-39 ORIGINATED BY: MEGAN OTTER, ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD CO-SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MANN and COUNCILMAN LANG AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Cuyahoga County will solicit applications for the 2027 Community Development Supplemental Grant (“CDSG”), a program that provides grant funding on a competitive basis for a variety of projects to help strengthen cities, encourage regional collaboration, and improve the quality of life for County residents; and WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) intends to apply to Cuyahoga County for 2027 CDSG funding to implement a community development project; and WHEREAS, the City will hold a public hearing for said grant funding to solicit public input on June 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM; and WHEREAS, the CDSG program provides one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement for eligible project costs in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), requiring the applicant to first expend funds and then request reimbursement from Cuyahoga County; and WHEREAS, legislation supporting and authorizing the application is required to be submitted with the grant application. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That City Council hereby supports the submission of the City’s 2027 CDSG application. SECTION 2. That the Mayor and City Administration are authorized to submit the grant application. SECTION 3. That the City’s request for CDSG funding in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) will be paid on a reimbursement basis. SECTION 4. That the Mayor and City Administration are authorized to file all documents and execute all agreements necessary to accept the award and receive any grant funds. Ordinance 26-39 | Page 2 SECTION 5. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare; and for further reason that authorizing legislation must be submitted by grant application deadline of July 13, 2026; and provided it receives an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 06.01.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: __________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ___________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ___________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewparkohio.gov MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council ORIGINATED BY: Megan Otter, Assistant Development Director FROM: Bill Schneider, Mayor RE: Cuyahoga County - 2027 Cuyahoga County Grant Application DATE: June 1, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park (“City”) requests the passage of the following Ordinances as an emergency with the first reading on June 1, 2026, and second and final reading on June 15, 2026, with emergency enactment. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2027 MUNICIPAL GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR THE 2027 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS NECESSARY TO RECEIVE ANY AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY The Administration respectfully requests passage of the Ordinances as an emergency to allow for the submission of authorizing legislation for the Cuyahoga County 2027 Municipal Grant Program and Supplemental Grant Program by the deadline of July 13, 2026. The Administration will also be conducting a public meeting for the Grant Programs on June 8, 2026, at 6:30 pm before the Council meeting to describe the project proposed and obtain public participation, which is a requirement of the applications. cc: Bryan Hitch, Director of Service A. Steven Dever, Law Director Jennifer Pae, Finance Director/HR Manager Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Ordinance 26-40 | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK ORDINANCE NO.: 26-40 ORGINATED BY: JENNIFER PAE, FINANCE DIRECTOR/HR MANAGER REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO SELL OBSOLETE VEHICLES FROM THE CITY’S INVENTORY THROUGH GOVDEALS AND/OR GREATER CLEVELAND AUTO AUCTION, AND TO DISPOSE/SCRAP WHAT CANNOT BE SOLD, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park (“City”) owns various vehicles that were originally purchased costing in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more, which is the City’s minimum capitalization threshold, and are no longer of use by the City; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to dispose of said obsolete vehicles; and WHEREAS, when a vehicle is not in condition to be sold via auction, the City has authority to dispose/scrap said item. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to sell the vehicles listed below for the highest and best price via auction, as determined to be the best method by GovDeals or Greater Cleveland Auto Auction, whichever is most appropriate for disposal. Make/Model VIN / Serial # Year 1. GMC Terrain 2GKALMEK1E6312652 2014 2. Ford Explorer 1FM5K8AR3HGD58378 2017 3. Ford Explorer 1FM5K8AR5KGB45505 2019 SECTION 2. That proceeds from the sales are to be deposited into the fund in which the vehicle was originally purchased. If that is not readily known, the proceeds will be deposited into the Permanent Improvement Fund (260). SECTION 3. That this Council grants the auction-house (GovDeals and Greater Cleveland Auto Auction) limited power of attorney for the sole purpose of transferring the vehicle’s title to the best and most responsive bidder for each vehicle noted above after receiving approval from the Mayor. SECTION 4. When it is deemed that a vehicle is in a condition not suitable for auction, or no buyers were interested when it was put up for sale, City Council grants the authority to scrap / dispose of the said item. Ordinance 26-40 | Page 2 SECTION 5. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary to release vehicles to be removed from the premises and for the preservation of public peace, health, safety and welfare; and provided it received an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor; otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 06.01.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ____________________________________ Bridget C. King, Council President ____________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ____________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewpark.org MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Jennifer Pae, Finance Director / HR Manager RE: Disposal of Obsolete Vehicles DATE: June 1, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park (“City”) requests the passage of the following Ordinance on two readings with passage on June 15, 2026 with emergency enactment: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO SELL OBSOLETE VEHICLES FROM THE CITY’S INVENTORY THROUGH GOVDEALS AND/OR GREATER CLEVELAND AUTO AUCTION, AND TO DISPOSE/SCRAP WHAT CANNOT BE SOLD, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Three City vehicles are obsolete and need to be disposed of via auction either through GovDeals or the Greater Cleveland Auto Auction. The cost of repair and maintenance to make or keep the vehicles operational far exceeds their value, and all have since been, or will be, replaced with newer vehicles. Their disposal is necessary to increase available service yard space and to remove from the City’s insurance rolls. The 2014 GMC Terrain was originally used by the Fire Chief and then the Service Department. The vehicle has approximately 78,000 miles on it. The two Ford Explorers were originally used by the Police Department and then the Service Department. The 2017 Ford Explorer and the 2019 Ford Explorer both have approximately 115,000 miles on them. Passing the legislation on second reading on June 15, 2026, the last meeting before Council’s summer recess, will allow for the auctioning off of the vehicles this summer. Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to discussing this further in committee. cc: Bill Schneider, Mayor A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council Resolution 26-13 Amended | Page 1 CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK RESOLUTION NO.: 26-13 AMENDED REQUESTED BY: MAYOR BILL SCHNEIDER SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN GREENFIELD A RESOLUTION APPOINTING REPRESENTATIVES TO THE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.85 provides for the establishment of a Tax Incentive Review Council to review exemptions from property taxation granted under Chapter 725 or 1728 of the Ohio Revised Code, and under Sections 3735.671, 5709.28, 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.632, 5709.73, and 5709.78 of the Ohio Revised Code; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.85, a Tax Incentive Review Council (“TIRC”) is required to be established in connection with such exemptions and is composed of members appointed by the board of county commissioners, the affected municipal corporations and townships, the county auditor, and the affected boards of education, resulting in a council of not fewer than seven members whose purpose is to review such agreements and make recommendations to the appropriate legislative authorities regarding their continuation, modification, or termination; and WHEREAS, the City of Fairview Park has established a tax increment financing district and is required to appoint at least two residents of the City to serve on the Tax Incentive Review Council in connection therewith pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.85; and WHEREAS, the Mayor has recommended the appointment of residents Matthew J. Cavanagh Angelo Russo and Timothy Jackson to serve as the City’s representatives on the Tax Incentive Review Council, and of resident Matthew Hrubey Thad Gauthier to serve as an alternate member to act in the absence of either representative. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRVIEW PARK, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1. The City of Fairview Park hereby appoints current residents Matthew J. Cavanagh Angelo Russo, Timothy Jackson and, as an alternate, Matthew Hrubey Thad Gauthier to the Tax Incentive Review Council. SECTION 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the adoption of this Resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its Committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. SECTION 3. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare and provided it receives the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council, it shall take Resolution 26-13 Amended | Page 2 effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor, otherwise from and after the earliest period allowed by law. PASSED: 1st reading: 06.01.26 APPROVED: 2nd reading: 3rd reading: ____________________________________ Bridget King, Council President ____________________________________ Bill Schneider, Mayor ____________________________________ Liz L. Westbrooks, Clerk of Council 20777 Lorain Road Bill Schneider Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Mayor _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 440-333-2200 (City Hall) www.fairviewpark.org MEMORANDUM TO: Council President King and Members of City Council FROM: Mayor Bill Schneider RE: Appointing Representatives to the Tax Incentive Review Council DATE: June 1, 2026 The Administration of the City of Fairview Park (“City”) requests the passage of the following Ordinance on two readings with passage on June 15, 2026 with emergency enactment: A RESOLUTION APPOINTING REPRESENTATIVES TO THE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY We have a school-friendly Tax Increment Financing district in Fairview Park that needs annual reporting and an annual meeting to satisfy state rules regarding oversight. This is carried about by a vehicle called a TIRC (Tax Incentive Review Council), which is independent of our CRA (Community Reinvestment Area) council. Most of the TIRC will be made up of County people, but we need at least two city residents to sit on this council. Thank you for your consideration. cc: A. Steven Dever, Director of Law Liz Westbrooks, Clerk of Council