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Hudson City Council Meeting - October 21, 2025: Health Contracts, Planning Commission Appointments, and Legislation

City Council — Tuesday, October 21, 2025

BodyHudson, Ohio

SessionCity Council

DateTuesday, October 21, 2025

StatusFILED

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0:12

It is 6.45.

0:13

We're gonna go ahead and get started.

0:17

I'd like to call this meeting to order.

0:19

This is a duly noticed special workshop meeting of Hudson City Council held in accordance with the sunshine laws of the state of Ohio, Section 121.22 and the City of Hudson Charter, Article 3, Section 3.02 for Tuesday, October 21st, 2025.

0:35

It is 6.45 PM.

0:38

Per ordinance 220.031 titled workshop meetings and item C.

0:42

I would now like to turn the meeting over to Council President Foster.

0:45

So as to continue through the remaining workshop agenda items.

0:48

Council President Foster, the floor and workshop meeting is yours.

0:51

Thank you very much, Mayor.

0:53

Moving on to item two, correspondence and council comments.

0:56

If any council member has anything they would like to share with the community during this workshop, please get my attention so I can assign you the floor.

1:06

Seeing no comments, we'll move on to section three, which is proposed additions to the consent agenda for October 21, 2025 council meeting.

1:15

Item A, 25-160 is a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with mutual health services for certain health benefits plan services and declaring an emergency.

1:33

Item B is 25-161.

1:37

It is a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with true RX for certain health care uh certain health benefit plan services and declaring an emergency.

1:51

An item C is 25-162 is a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with nationwide life insurance for certain health benefit plan services and declaring an emergency.

2:08

Dr.

2:09

Byrd.

2:10

Questions now.

2:11

Uh I mean sure.

2:15

So Brian, I as far as the timing goes, uh I'm assuming that the plans don't get to you the their rates till the last minute.

2:27

And we have this last minute turnaround, and because of the meetings, we we have to have this one.

2:35

Is that exactly it?

2:37

So they got us the information they wouldn't give it to us until after the 15th of the month, and they only hold the quote to the 15th of the month.

2:43

So because of the two recesses that we have, we our next legislative meeting wasn't until November 18th.

2:49

We wouldn't have been able to make the 15th deadline.

2:51

So we had to I apologize.

2:53

I feel like we do this every year with healthcare, but I apologize.

2:55

We had to we had to rush and get it on because we wouldn't have made the deadline.

2:59

And the farther we go into the year, the more risk we assume that while these rates aren't great, they could get worked you know, they could get worse.

3:06

So we wanted to get it on and get it done as soon as we could.

3:10

Yeah, and I don't think we typically have to have an extra workshop to put them on agenda.

3:16

They do give it to us with enough time to slip it in there, but we always require emergency language on these.

3:22

We always do.

3:23

Yeah.

3:23

This one wouldn't have we wouldn't needed the extra workshop, but it just happened to fall with the fourth and the eleventh being off weeks.

3:30

We weren't having another council meeting until the 18th, so we wouldn't they would not have held this quote for that date.

3:37

We would have had to start the process over again.

3:40

Well, thank you very much.

3:42

Seeing no more workshop business before this council, I will adjourn the workshop at 6 48 p.m.

3:50

Uh this will be followed by a executive session for interviews for applicants for boards and commissions, and then by our normal council meeting.

4:00

Thank you very much.

4:26

So the self-insurance are being changed.

4:36

Yeah, we have the same thing.

4:38

I think our worst case is like 18, but we're gonna get it to 14.

4:56

Is that prescription is now a full 25% of all medical costs.

15:08

It is seven o'clock.

15:09

We're gonna go ahead and get started.

15:14

This is a newly notice regular meeting of Hudson City Council.

15:17

Held in accordance with the Sunshine Laws of the State of Ohio, section one twenty-one point two and the City of Hudson Charter.

15:29

It is seven p.m.

15:30

in the evening.

15:40

Do we have a motion from council to enter into executive session?

15:58

Thank you, Councillor Bamberg.

16:02

Seeing none, Mrs.

16:03

Wheeler, will you please roll call a vote?

16:06

Yes.

16:07

Dr.

16:07

Bird.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████69%

Healthcare Benefits█████████14%

Youth Programs█████7%

Land Use Regulation███5%

Parks and Recreation██3%

Personnel Matters█2%

Summary of Proceedings

Hudson City Council Special Workshop and Regular Meeting

On October 21, 2025, the Hudson City Council held a special workshop at 6:45 PM, followed by an executive session at 7:00 PM, and a regular meeting at 7:30 PM at Town Hall. The council approved a consent agenda including health benefit contracts, made two appointments to the Planning Commission, adopted resolutions related to the 996 Hines Hill Road property and a library levy, and introduced several first-reading items.

Consent Calendar

September 2025 Monthly Financial Report: Acknowledged timely receipt.
Summit County Land Bank Vacant Land Transfer (Res. 25-158): Authorized the city manager to proceed with transfer of a vacant parcel via the Side Lot and Vacant Land Transfer Program.
Emergency Transformer Repair (Res. 25-159): Authorized an agreement with Magnetch Industrial Services for repair of a 12.47 KV transformer damaged during an August 13 lightning storm at the South Main Street Substation.
Health Benefit Plan Contracts (Res. 25-160, 25-161, 25-162): Authorized contracts with Mutual Health Services (claims administration), TrueRX (prescription drug administration), and Nationwide Life Insurance (stop-loss insurance) for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. These items were added to the consent agenda via the special workshop due to quote timing constraints.

All consent items were approved by a vote of 7-0.

Public Comments & Testimony

No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

Proclamation: Mayor Anzevino proclaimed October 24, 2025 as “Take a Second, Make a Difference” Day in Hudson. Laura Jones and Jennifer Fisher of Hudson Community First accepted, noting a record 150+ nominations for the initiative.
Appointments to Planning Commission:
- Fred Innamorato was appointed to a full term (vote: 6-1, with Council Member Kowalski voting no).
- Sarah Norman was reappointed to a full term (vote: 4-2-1, with Council Members Kowalski and Bird voting no, and Council Member Goetz abstaining). Council Member Bird emphasized the importance of following procedures for board appointments.
Legislation – Third Readings (Adopted):
- Res. 25-144: Authorized recording protective covenants for the city-owned parcel at 996 Hines Hill Road as part of the JobsOhio SiteOhio program. Adopted 7-0.
- Res. 25-145: Adopted the site name “Hudson Innovation Park” and developed site branding for the same parcel. Adopted 7-0.
- Res. 25-147: Declared necessity to renew and increase the existing 2.9-mill library levy by 0.6 mill (total 3.5 mills) for the Hudson Library and Historical Society, to be placed on the May 5, 2026 ballot. Adopted as amended (version dated October 7, 2025) by a vote of 7-0.
Legislation – First and Second Readings (No final action):
- Ord. 25-157 (second reading): Establishes a rule for efficient postponement of legislative items.
- Ord. 25-163 (first reading): Lowers speed limit on Hines Hill Road from 45 mph to 35 mph between the western corporation line and Prospect Street.
- Res. 25-164 (first reading): Adopts in concept the City’s Five-Year Plan 2026-2030.
- Ord. 25-165 (first reading): Makes appropriations for fiscal year 2026.
- Res. 25-166 (first reading): Authorizes a settlement agreement with Beaver Excavating regarding use of parcel 3009781 as a temporary construction yard until July 5, 2026.
- Ord. 25-167 (first reading): Amends Appendix A of the Land Development Code regarding submittal requirements. Referred to Planning Commission (vote 7-0).
- Ord. 25-168 (first reading): Amends the Land Development Code to limit transfer of land where a conditional use permit has been recently issued. Referred to Planning Commission (vote 7-0).
- Res. 25-169 (first reading): Authorizes a retroactive amendment to City Manager Thomas Sheridan’s employment contract.
- Res. 25-170 (first reading): Authorizes installation of a commemorative plaque for President-elect Abraham Lincoln’s train stop on February 15, 1861

Key Outcomes

The consent agenda (6 items) was approved unanimously (7-0).
Two Planning Commission appointments were made: Fred Innamorato (6-1) and Sarah Norman (4-2-1).
Three legislative items were adopted on third reading (25-144, 25-145, 25-147), each 7-0.
Two ordinances (25-167, 25-168) were referred to the Planning Commission (both 7-0).
A closed executive session was held at 7:00 PM to interview a Planning Commission applicant, and a second executive session at 8:00 PM to discuss public employee compensation and potential real estate acquisition. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.

City Manager Announcements: Citywide trick-or-treat is October 31 from 6-8 PM; leaf collection begins October 27 in northeast and southwest quadrants; Veterans Day ceremony on November 11 at the Boy Scout Cabin Green; Tinkers Creek watershed study public meeting on October 23 at the high school auditorium.

Meeting Transcript

It is 6.45. We're gonna go ahead and get started. I'd like to call this meeting to order. This is a duly noticed special workshop meeting of Hudson City Council held in accordance with the sunshine laws of the state of Ohio, Section 121.22 and the City of Hudson Charter, Article 3, Section 3.02 for Tuesday, October 21st, 2025. It is 6.45 PM. Per ordinance 220.031 titled workshop meetings and item C. I would now like to turn the meeting over to Council President Foster. So as to continue through the remaining workshop agenda items. Council President Foster, the floor and workshop meeting is yours. Thank you very much, Mayor. Moving on to item two, correspondence and council comments. If any council member has anything they would like to share with the community during this workshop, please get my attention so I can assign you the floor. Seeing no comments, we'll move on to section three, which is proposed additions to the consent agenda for October 21, 2025 council meeting. Item A, 25-160 is a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with mutual health services for certain health benefits plan services and declaring an emergency. Item B is 25-161. It is a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with true RX for certain health care uh certain health benefit plan services and declaring an emergency. An item C is 25-162 is a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract with nationwide life insurance for certain health benefit plan services and declaring an emergency. Dr. Byrd. Questions now. Uh I mean sure. So Brian, I as far as the timing goes, uh I'm assuming that the plans don't get to you the their rates till the last minute. And we have this last minute turnaround, and because of the meetings, we we have to have this one. Is that exactly it? So they got us the information they wouldn't give it to us until after the 15th of the month, and they only hold the quote to the 15th of the month. So because of the two recesses that we have, we our next legislative meeting wasn't until November 18th. We wouldn't have been able to make the 15th deadline. So we had to I apologize. I feel like we do this every year with healthcare, but I apologize. We had to we had to rush and get it on because we wouldn't have made the deadline. And the farther we go into the year, the more risk we assume that while these rates aren't great, they could get worked you know, they could get worse. So we wanted to get it on and get it done as soon as we could. Yeah, and I don't think we typically have to have an extra workshop to put them on agenda. They do give it to us with enough time to slip it in there, but we always require emergency language on these. We always do. Yeah. This one wouldn't have we wouldn't needed the extra workshop, but it just happened to fall with the fourth and the eleventh being off weeks. We weren't having another council meeting until the 18th, so we wouldn't they would not have held this quote for that date. We would have had to start the process over again. Well, thank you very much. Seeing no more workshop business before this council, I will adjourn the workshop at 6 48 p.m. Uh this will be followed by a executive session for interviews for applicants for boards and commissions, and then by our normal council meeting. Thank you very much. So the self-insurance are being changed. Yeah, we have the same thing. I think our worst case is like 18, but we're gonna get it to 14. Is that prescription is now a full 25% of all medical costs. It is seven o'clock. We're gonna go ahead and get started. This is a newly notice regular meeting of Hudson City Council.

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