Parma Heights council suspends rules to adopt governance and EMS charge changes; approves surplus-vehicle sale authorization

During the Jan. 8 meeting, Parma Heights City Council moved to suspend its rules to adopt two emergency ordinances and handled a surplus-equipment resolution.

Ordinance 2024‑1 amended the council's Rules of Order. Council President Rounds moved to suspend the rules and the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote, after which the ordinance was adopted as an emergency measure.

Ordinance 2024‑2 amended Section 153.12 ("Utilization Charges for Emergency Medical Services"). Council moved to suspend the rules and adopt the ordinance immediately; the clerk recorded unanimous ayes. The transcript does not include the revised fee amounts or line-item changes; no public testimony on EMS charges was recorded.

Clerk Allen read Resolution 2023‑89 authorizing disposal of obsolete city vehicles and equipment on GovPlanet/IronPlanet; the resolution was listed as a second reading with no further discussion recorded during the meeting.

After legislative business the council adjourned into executive session at 7:41 p.m. to discuss personnel matters (appointment, employment, promotion and/or compensation of public employees). The body returned at 8:07 p.m. and adjourned at 8:08 p.m.

Actions and next steps: The city administration will implement rule changes and update EMS charge procedures per the adopted ordinances; the clerk and relevant departments should publish any fee schedules and ordinance text to the city website for public record.