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09.28 – 10.21
10.12School BoardBoard ends one employee's contractPassed 5–0draft minutesPassed 5–0draft minutes10.05City CouncilSept. 15–Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage MonthPassed, heard on videovideo, unofficialPassed, heard on videovideo, unofficial10.05Committee of the WholeAdopts the Public Art Master PlanPassed, heard on videovideo, unofficialPassed, heard on videovideo, unofficial09.28School BoardBoard adopts new elementary attendance boundariesPassed 4–0, 1 abstaineddraft minutesPassed 4–0, 1 abstaineddraft minutes09.28School BoardSettlement agreement on special education servicesPassed 5–0draft minutesPassed 5–0draft minutes09.28School BoardMemorandum of understanding with OAPSE Local #129Passed 5–0draft minutesPassed 5–0draft minutes
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Recent meetings

10.20School Board. 6 agenda items, no recorded outcomesagenda onlyagenda only10.19Regular Meeting. 9 agenda items, no recorded outcomesagenda onlyagenda only10.12School Board. Ends one employee's contract, 5–0draft minutesdraft minutes10.12Public Safety Committee. 2 agenda items, no recorded outcomesagenda onlyagenda only10.12Health and Human Services Committee. 2 agenda items, no recorded outcomesagenda onlyagenda only10.05City Council. Passes RES 2026-48 (heard on video): Sept. 15–Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Monthfrom video, unofficialvideo, unofficial

Active issues

Updates city code on bicycles and bike infrastructureORD 40-2025 · deferred 09.21introducedreadingspassedin codeAdopts the Public Art Master PlanRES 2026-40 · referred 09.21introducedcommitteeState NatureWorks grant application for Becks Pool renovationRES 2026-41 · substituted 09.21introducedsubstitutedState public works funding application for 2028 watermain projectRES 2026-39 · adopted 09.08introducedadopted

Stories

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Power outages and the City's fight with FirstEnergyCity Council · 7 meeting items · last 09.28City leaders have pressed FirstEnergy over repeated power outages in Lakewood, mainly through the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO).City Hall space: expand in place or move offices to Warren RoadCity Council · 16 meeting items · last 03.02Council and the administration have spent the year weighing how to give the Police Department, the court and city offices more space.The schools' 6.9-mill levy (Issue 2)Schools · 4 meeting items · last 03.16The Board of Education asked voters to approve an additional 6.9-mill tax levy for current expenses on the May 5, 2026 ballot.Charter amendments on the November ballot, and ranked-choice votingCity Council · 48 meeting items · last 07.20Council voted on July 20, 2026 to put five Charter amendments before voters, drawn from the Charter Review Commission's recommendations.Short-term rentals: rules for Airbnb-style homes (ORD 28-2026)City Council · 7 meeting items · last 09.08Ordinance 28-2026 would treat short-term rentals as a form of Bed and Breakfast Establishment under city code and add criteria for that use.E-bikes, shared paths and the bike-rules ordinance (ORD 40-2025)City Council · 9 meeting items · last 09.21Ordinance 40-2025 would rewrite the city's rules for bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters and shared use paths.

From the city

verbatim · lakewoodoh.gov
10.12City of Lakewood Auctioning Old Street Signs ↗10.09Fall 2026 Leaf Collection To Begin November 1 ↗10.02Lakewood City Council Seeks Applicants for Public Art Advisory Board ↗