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Finance Director Scully told council the alternative tax budget is submitted annually to Cuyahoga County to request property tax funds; the county requires the form for its July 18, 2025 deadline. Scully also explained a budget‑adjustment item on the agenda that increases appropriations for the pool, community center and parks. Council moved to suspend the rules on both items and approved them by roll call vote.

The ordinance amending original appropriations (Ordinance 2025‑22) updates spending accounts for the pool, community center and parks department; council members received the detailed explanations in their packets and were referred to the legislation and packet legend for line‑item details. Council did not discuss precise dollar amounts on the meeting floor; the clerk’s packet includes the appropriation schedule and supporting documentation.

The adopted alternative tax budget allows the city to request its share of property tax funds from Cuyahoga County; the supplemental appropriations enable seasonal program and facility preparations at the aquatic center and parks for the coming months.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting 5/28/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council adopted the annual alternative tax budget required by Cuyahoga County and approved supplemental appropriations to increase funding for the pool, community center and parks as submitted by the finance department.","taxTitle","Mayfield Heights City Council, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",71194,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6220255,"Council authorizes IO Solutions contract for police promotional testing",980,4029000,5009000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3617982-13ea7cb3c1a3395c387eb7c1e23f4db5&start=4029&end=5009","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3617982-13ea7cb3c1a3395c387eb7c1e23f4db5/thumbnail_4029000.jpg","/articles/6220255/Ohio/Council-authorizes-IO-Solutions-contract-for-police-promotional-testing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220255-694aab78452c251f0d7e53d0f8d6564a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770501197&Signature=g7SXNIuo245KilWVCr38wt3~8JHMMHBfcI15X~h5BE9bp~by6xiDu82kXTbojTVioXpaBtmK-4PXCnkN7BV9JB4l4FevKMd~PFebBHtflY93JiKtnDrCZdc0MTvrxBRnr3ndV2iA~jSw-TbVHx0dJfjvgyKwJ-upEZZZKVYpYMuQ94snPmVRUnDTu-58PYsaz1S7m~2Uyy-o6YHsmGK-9VORxKhVorDTUf430f-NZmKBmEkJojPLSy0SsOWJY8ufuOVvOOzg9LxHwh6zhdeKbMo1ODZ13~I9VeAbYLTOqfV-Ob~EtCXXRaTRWtHWEwrFf4-TKsXrMCqRQsbQ4-0sFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council voted May 28 to authorize an agreement with IO Solutions to provide civil‑service promotional testing for the Mayfield Heights Police Department.

Police leadership recommended IO Solutions, which the department has used for the past four years for promotional testing. The chief said the company provided \"the most accurate, and comprehensive\" testing the department has used and that he had experience with the process both as a candidate and as chief. The chief's memo noted the department’s previous eligibility list for promotions expired in July 2024, creating the need for new testing.

Law director John Schmidlin read Resolution 2025‑26, which authorizes the mayor to enter into an agreement with IO Solutions to provide promotional testing services and declares an emergency to expedite procurement. Council moved to suspend the rules and approved the resolution after a roll call vote. Council members said they had previously used and been satisfied with IO Solutions' services; no council members objected.

The resolution directs the mayor and relevant city staff to execute a contract with IO Solutions so the department can develop a new promotional eligibility list. The city did not discuss contract dollar amounts or detailed timelines during the meeting.","Council approved a resolution authorizing Mayor to enter an agreement with IO Solutions to provide civil service promotional testing for the police department after the chief and staff described the company's prior use and the expired eligibility list.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6220260,"Mayfield Heights bans short‑term rentals in single‑family residential zones; penalty section added",385,5561000,5946000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3617982-13ea7cb3c1a3395c387eb7c1e23f4db5&start=5561&end=5946","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3617982-13ea7cb3c1a3395c387eb7c1e23f4db5/thumbnail_5561000.jpg","/articles/6220260/Ohio/Mayfield-Heights-bans-shortterm-rentals-in-singlefamily-residential-zones-penalty-section-added","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220260-44ab78b2ea53dc9a602716aafc957eac/orig.mp4?Expires=1770501197&Signature=aXjmNxQvtEZEqP~1DhIRkhH3MmHC9XNsPqf3SBGGEhqSOm56WYOsSDbzTaYQvFa3acMifGR~vbDPL6hUfBFrSbZomA4~p6Q43FfXDpAQ0G~ETgAlhAwgfEkZGnBiRn2aBnd2MF5X2Iu4wdM-e4LVg~jSDZMbKJn6A2OUsc6Fn661Z0~zUrynxRnNawzVycUHX8jvUY-1o2qvSrz9sGU6AZglOYrHYyXD6Hm7cISsCOyzKtFCRH2JkamZ4qSCBVnCUrwjdgmcum7MSXFbV2OmTOTh-gEJrTPznj-dcGhseBfuzS0Of2cU9XfNDMD18brQX9DiWGDipwo3k5qnQNbWOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council voted May 28 to amend and adopt Ordinance 2025‑18, a change to the city’s rental-properties code that prohibits short‑term rentals in areas designated U1 residential.

At the meeting Council moved to add a missing penalty section (section d) to the ordinance so it could be enforced. Council member Cebeda moved the amendment; Mister Medic seconded it. The governing text was then approved as amended. The ordinance bars short‑term rentals — identified in the meeting as \"Airbnbs\" — in U1 residential districts and establishes enforcement mechanisms.

Law director John Schmidlin explained the penalty provision and the enforcement steps. He said the ordinance sets a first‑degree misdemeanor as the penalty if a person is convicted and described the procedural steps that precede prosecution: notification, warning, and, if the issue is not remedied, issuance of a citation that proceeds to the municipal court. \"You'll be notified. You'll be warned. And then, if it's not remedied, you get cited and the citation goes to Leonard's Municipal Court where it will be dealt with down there,\" Schmidlin said. The law director also referenced the Ohio Revised Code when describing misdemeanor classifications.

Council members discussed implementation. Council member Balestreya asked staff to identify listings on short‑term‑rental platforms and notify residents; Miss Talvin suggested contacting Airbnb and other platforms to flag listings in Mayfield Heights and to provide copies of the ordinance to platforms. Council member Miner asked whether additional operational tools were required; the city’s building/inspections staff said the ordinance \"gives us the additional tools that we lacked before.\" No changes to the moratorium on short‑term rentals were needed at the meeting; Schmidlin said the ordinance supersedes the moratorium and that the moratorium will also expire in December as previously scheduled.

The ordinance was approved as amended by roll call vote.","Council amended and approved Ordinance 2025‑18 to prohibit short‑term rentals (e.g., Airbnbs) in U1 residential districts and added an enforceable penalty provision; the law director described the enforcement process and penalty class during the meeting.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6220265,"Council grants landscaping variance and final site approval for 5901 Mayfield Road redevelopment",464,4481000,4945000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3617982-13ea7cb3c1a3395c387eb7c1e23f4db5&start=4481&end=4945","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3617982-13ea7cb3c1a3395c387eb7c1e23f4db5/thumbnail_4481000.jpg","/articles/6220265/Ohio/Council-grants-landscaping-variance-and-final-site-approval-for-5901-Mayfield-Road-redevelopment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6220265-fec4b796371612129df61b7b32cc84af/orig.mp4?Expires=1770501197&Signature=j5d6XiHFJ4o8dhNEttS78xNcamTMPOvlh6H39LXM-5EzouEKkRW9zZ8ME9mqbQTi88pb7TQW~DL3JhJ35TGA4q6uvLgFzvX7-kkWCScC8N16QIEON32mkLa22rXbeFxVfAjcX4pPGcd9kC-nmK~Ha0hhTnKMeU0grNcqNyZluTlc21zqt5P00yuc2a-wrGNi6pgX0MRNQteogOdOmqtrpvg06r7~9tB7zKFvBE4iLNyKoS-ypQnrTQOZ15onhgMB0jSphZuwXzJejsfp6bF7mx8pBTtWOSo53lhCpChfQiWtqoK0OkPB8asTa1j24MhaPAWSjO5IALP9-l-BW8uGmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members voted May 28 to confirm a Board of Zoning Appeals variance for parking-lot landscaping and to approve final site plans for a redevelopment at 5901 Mayfield Road.

The property owner team and their attorney told council the project redevelops the CVS building for three tenants and adds a roughly 5,000–5,500-square-foot building in the existing parking lot. Attorney Ben Chienacki said the owners are caught between a 2001 parking‑lot easement that mandates about 57 parking spaces and a later city code change that requires landscaping every 10 spaces; complying with both would force the property to lose required parking. \"We cannot comply with the terms of the 2001 easement, and at the same time, comply with the 2018 code updates,\" Chienacki said, and the Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance based on that hardship.

Law director John Schmidlin read the resolution confirming the BZA action and identifying the owners and parcel (Cuyahoga County permanent parcel number 86109001). Council voted to suspend the rules and then approved the resolution and the related final site plan after receiving the planning commission and architectural review approvals; the council referenced the BZA minutes (a 3–0 vote) during the discussion. \"This was a 3 to 0 vote in granting the applicant the variance for the landscaping,\" Schmidlin said while presenting the resolution.

Council members asked logistical questions about the project's timing and the effect of ongoing litigation. Council member Balestreya asked whether construction would start with approval; the project's attorney said the pending lawsuit has complicated the timeline and that he could not provide a start date. Council members thanked the applicant's team for working through the process and acknowledged that litigation had made additional steps necessary.

The city also approved a final site plan motion for the new building at the same meeting; council confirmed it moved forward with the approvals required by planning and the architectural review board. The council vote to approve the variance and the final site plan was unanimous among members present.

Next steps described in the meeting: the developer must resolve outstanding litigation issues before construction can proceed; the approved variance and final plan remove the city-level obstacles tied to landscaping and site design. No building permits or construction dates were announced at the meeting.","Council confirmed a Board of Zoning Appeals variance and approved final site plans for redevelopment of the former CVS site at 5901 Mayfield Road after the developer presented a redesigned plan and explained an easement conflict with current landscaping rules.","actionData","errors"]

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