Parma Heights council approves amendment to Rules of Order as emergency ordinance

Parma Heights City Council on March 11 approved Ordinance No. 2024‑9, an amendment to Section 121.07 of the Parma Heights Codified Ordinances entitled 'Rules of Order.'

Clerk Barbara Allen read the ordinance by title only. Council President Tom Rounds moved for passage and Councilwoman Nadine Maruschak seconded; the roll call vote recorded ayes from DeSouza, Kolezynski, Maruschak, Haase, Durichko, Palmisano and Rounds. The ordinance passed and was recorded as the third and final reading, adopted as an emergency.

The meeting minutes include only the title of the ordinance and the procedural vote; the transcript does not include a reading of the ordinance text or an on‑the‑record explanation of the substantive changes. Council thanked the Law Department for the broader body of ordinance work considered at the meeting but did not discuss specifics of Section 121.07 during the session.