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Official Meeting Notice September 18, 2026 Quarterly Membership Meeting Tuesday, September 29, 2026 6:30–8:30 p.m. Mike Daymut Community Room
Ward 1 Fire Station 11297 Webster Road Strongsville, OH 44136 Parking and entrance: Parking is available on the north side of the building near the athletic fields. Please use the north-side entrance. The community room is on the ground level beneath the firehouse. Meeting Agenda
Member Briefing Eight Measures on the November Ballot The following measures were verified against the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections’ current November 3, 2026 issues list. A voter’s exact ballot depends on residence and precinct. Property-tax figures are the County Fiscal Officer’s estimated annual cost per $100,000 of market value. They should not all be treated as entirely new taxes: Issue 11 includes an existing levy renewal, while the school district describes part of Issue 9 as replacing earlier revenue. Read the official Cuyahoga County issues list State Issue 3 — Constitutional Photo-ID Requirement Issue 3 would place voter-identification requirements in the Ohio Constitution. It would require an approved, unexpired government-issued photo ID for in-person voting and establish constitutional standards for voters who do not vote in person. State law could authorize verification through a signature and another unique identifier for non-in-person voting. It could also establish an alternative procedure for voters with a sincere religious objection to being photographed. Ohio already requires photo identification for in-person voting. The central policy question is whether those requirements should be constitutionally protected—making future changes more difficult—or remain primarily within the General Assembly’s control. Official resolution, explanation, and arguments → Issue 9 — Strongsville Schools Operating Levy 6.7 mills • Five years • $15.43 million annually • $235 per $100,000 The levy would fund current operating expenses, including personnel, transportation, utilities, instructional materials, and student services. The district says its financial plan would retain approximately $1.8 million in reductions during 2026–27 and another $3 million in reductions during 2027–28. If the levy fails, the district projects that approximately $15.2 million in additional reductions could be required by 2027–28. The district describes approximately 3.4 mills as replacing an older operating levy and 3.3 mills as new revenue following the failed 2024 renewal. The official ballot nevertheless classifies the entire proposal as an additional levy. District financial plan and Issue 9 materials → Issue 10 — Developmental Disabilities Levy 2.25 additional mills • Ten years • $99.68 million annually • $79 per $100,000 This countywide levy would support community programs and services for people with developmental disabilities, related facilities, and the local share of Medicaid-waiver services. Issue 10 would be added to—not replace or renew—the agency’s existing continuing levy. Cuyahoga DD reports serving approximately 15,000 people, about 20% more than in 2005, while its existing levy collections remain capped near their 2005 amount. County budget and Developmental Disabilities materials → Issue 11 — Health and Human Services Levy 4.7-mill renewal plus 2.5-mill increase • Ten years $261.53 million annually • $196 per $100,000 for the combined levy The County Executive estimates that the increased portion would provide approximately $110.76 million in additional annual funding. Authorized uses are broad and include child-placement costs, senior and homelessness services, behavioral-health programs, MetroHealth, Juvenile Court, and related human services. Members should examine the proposed allocations, measurable outcomes, reserve levels, federal-funding assumptions, and the ten-year authorization. Because the renewal and increase are combined into one question, a NO vote would reject both. County explanation and proposed uses → Issue 12 — Council Confirmation of Removals The County Executive currently appoints many board and commission members subject to County Council confirmation but generally may remove them without Council approval. Issue 12 would require Council confirmation when the Executive removes members of specified boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities. The tradeoff is stronger legislative oversight and protection against arbitrary removal versus slower action, divided accountability, and the possibility of political stalemate. Compare the proposal with current Charter language → Issue 13 — County Law Director and Prosecutor Issue 13 would designate the appointed Law Director as the primary legal representative for labor negotiations, grievances, arbitration, public-records matters, risk management, contracts, debt documents, and other non-litigation matters. Litigation would remain under the elected Prosecuting Attorney unless the Prosecutor refers a matter to the Law Director. The policy question is whether this creates a useful division of responsibilities or produces overlapping legal advice, interoffice disputes, and charter-level rigidity. Compare the proposal with current Charter language → Issue 14 — Charter Review Commission Appointments The current nine-member Charter Review Commission is appointed by the County Executive, with every member subject to Council confirmation. Issue 14 would give four appointments solely to the Executive, four solely to Council, and one to the Executive subject to Council confirmation. This gives both branches direct representation, but eight of the nine members would be selected without cross-branch approval. The next regular charter-review cycle is scheduled for 2027. Compare the proposal with current Charter language → Issue 103 — Strongsville Fire and EMS Levy 1 additional mill • Continuing • $2.30 million annually • $35 per $100,000 Issue 103 would fund personnel, employer contributions, apparatus, ambulances, equipment, stations, communications, and related fire and EMS expenses. Because it is a continuing levy, it has no scheduled expiration or automatic return to the voters. The Fire Department reported 7,299 calls during 2025. EMS represented nearly 70% of incidents, and approximately 70% of emergency calls occurred while another incident was already active. The city is also developing a fifth fire station. Neither the ballot nor the authorizing resolution provides a line-item allocation of the new revenue. Members may wish to request a multiyear staffing plan, apparatus-replacement schedule, fifth-station operating budget, and explanation of why a permanent levy is preferable to a fixed term. Read Strongsville Resolution 2026-072 → |
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