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1 JANUARY 5, 2026 PARMA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF COUNCIL 6:00 P.M. The special Organizational Meeting of Council was called to order by President of Council Vito Dipierro presiding. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: AMANDA BOYD ALLAN DIVIS ROB EUERLE KEVIN C. KUSSMAUL DEBORAH LIME KAMMY SHUMAN JOHN SOEDER MONICA WISON KELLY ZACHARIAS Mrs. Saban – Mr. President, the Roll of Council has been called, and I find a quorum of Council Members present. The following officials and department heads were also present: Mayor Timothy DeGeeter, Law Director Scott Tuma, Communications and Community Relations Director Carolyn Kovach, Recreation Commissioner Mickey VIttardi, Chief of Staff Rich Summers and Clerk of Council Kristin L. Saban. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE OF MEETING OF COUNCIL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The State of Ohio ) Cuyahoga County ) ss: Clerk of Council Kristin L. Saban: Greetings City of Parma ) WHEREAS, it appears that the public business of this City requires that the Council meet in Special Session to consider such business as may come before it, and, WHEREAS, I have convened and do hereby convene said City Council to meet in a Special Session on the 5 Day of January 2025, at 6:00 P.M. Eastern Standard time, at the Council Chamber in said City, to consider such matters as may come before it as fully and completely as might be done in regular session of said Council: Special Organizational Meeting of Council for Committee Assignments, Nominations of President Pro Tem and Majority Leader, and Appointment of Clerk of Council and Staff. You are therefore commanded to summon: Mayor Tim DeGeeter, Service Director Tony Vannello, Law Director Scott Tuma, Safety Director Bob Coury, Auditor Brian Day, Treasurer Tom Mastroianni, Council President Vito Dipierro, Amanda Boyd, Allan Divis, Rob Euerle, Kevin Kussmaul, Deborah Lime, Kammy Shuman, John Soeder, Monica Wilson, Kelly Zacharias and Kristin L. Saban Clerk of said Council, to meet in Special Session as aforesaid for the purposes aforesaid. Hereof fail not and have you then and there this Writ, with your return thereon in what manner you have executed the same. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the corporate seal of said City to be hereunto affixed, this 2nd day of January, 2026. /seal/ ____/s/ Vito Dipierro____________________________________ City of Parma COUNCIL PRESIDENT VITO DIPIERRO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL I, Karen Hummel, Deputy Clerk I, of the City of Parma, Ohio, do hereby certify that on January 2, 2026, I received the notices of a Special Meeting of Council, a copy of which is attached hereto, and that in accordance with the instructions given to me, I have served each person named in the notice with the notice by Electronic Mail (e-mail) on January 2, 2026, at 2 PM, which date and time is more than twelve hours prior to the time of the Special Meeting. Signed Karen Hummel Karen Hummel Deputy Clerk I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISPENSE WITH THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS Motion made by Councilwoman Lime seconded by Councilwoman Shuman to dispense with the regular order of business and to waive the Rules of Council, at this time, in order to hold this Special Organizational Meeting of Council. Motion carried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Motion made by Councilwoman Lime seconded by Councilwoman Shuman to confirm the Committee Assignments. Motion carried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOMINATION OF PRESIDENT PRO TEM Motion made by Councilwoman Boyd seconded by Councilwoman Shuman to nominate Deborah Lime as President Pro Tem. Motion carried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOMINATION OF MAJORITY LEADER Motion made by Councilwoman Lime seconded by Councilwoman Boyd to nominate Councilwoman Kammy Shuman as Majority Leader. Motion Carried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL STAFF Motion made by Councilwoman Lime seconded by Councilwoman Shuman to appoint the following staff to the Parma City Council Office for a 2–year term beginning January 1, 2026: Clerk of Council Kristin L. Saban; Chief Deputy Clerk Lisa Beeble; Deputy Clerk I Karen Hummel, Deputy Clerk I Crystal Beck, and Deputy Clerk I Renee Bukszar. Motion carried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Councilwoman Shuman seconded by Councilwoman Boyd to adjourn the Special Organizational Meeting at 6:03. Motion carried. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CERTIFICATION I, Kristin L. Saban, Clerk of Council for the City of Parma, Ohio, do hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of the Minutes from the Special Organizational Meeting of Council held on Monday, January 5, 2026. _/s/ Kristin L. Saban___ __/s/ Vito Dipierro_ Kristin L. Saban Vito Dipierro Clerk of Council President of Council kh