The Powell City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, 47 Hall Street, Powell, Ohio 43065. Council approved the May 19, 2026, minutes and the consent agenda, and adopted Resolutions 2026-28 through 2026-31. The agenda also included committee reports, the city manager's report, and an executive session. No members of the public spoke during citizen participation or the public comment periods.
Resolution 2026-28 – Tree Board Appointments: Adopted. Appointed members to the City of Powell Tree Board with specified terms. Staff reported that council previously amended codified ordinances to address shortfalls identified by Tree City USA, and the Operations Committee selected two additional appointees. A council member praised the quality of the citizen appointees.
Resolution 2026-29 – Kubota Skid Steer Purchase: Adopted. Authorized the city manager to purchase a Kubota track skid steer from CEC Tier and Tractor, replacing the Department of Public Service's 2008 Bobcat Skid Steer. Public Service staff said the unit includes multiple attachments, including a stump grinder, and can support snow removal in big snow years described as 24 to 32 inches in a season.
Resolution 2026-30 – Kubota RTVX2C Purchase: Adopted. Authorized the city manager to purchase a Kubota RTVX2C PLKH1 and related equipment. Staff described the six-foot unit with a V-plow and rear component as supporting a pilot to improve trail and path maintenance, beginning with the Bennett Farm path, with the goal of extending 12-month pedestrian access on primary thoroughfares. The replaced unit, a 2019 model, may be kept in the fleet for seasonal and additional staff. For winter bike-path clearing, staff said the pilot will focus on the Bennett route and will evaluate time and effort before any expansion.
Resolution 2026-31 – NOPEC Electric Aggregation: Adopted. Authorized the city manager to execute an agreement with the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council for the city's governmental electric aggregation supply and program administration services. The city manager reported that four proposals were submitted, NOPEC was selected based on published criteria, and there is no cost to the city because program costs are borne within the aggregation program. Approval authorizes the city to work with NOPEC to explore the market and determine how, when, and if to go to market at a future date. NOPEC representatives, including Ross McDonald, were present to answer questions, and the recommendation is to proceed with the necessary public hearings before the next council meeting, with continued coordination and reports to council.
Council entered executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(2) (purchase of property for public purposes), 121.22(G)(3) (conference with an attorney concerning disputes subject to imminent court action), and 121.22(G)(8) (confidential information related to the expenditure of public funds in connection with an economic development project), as listed in the agenda. The raw transcript ends during the roll call for the executive session, and no minutes from this meeting were available in the source material, so no action items after the session can be confirmed.
I will call the Powell City Council meeting for June 2nd to order. Elaine, please call the roll. Thank you. Leave Carlson. Here. Tom Counts. Yeah. Carlos Crawford. Here. Tyler Herman. Tyler Carr. Here. Lester is absent. And Kurt Ramsey. Here. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under individual with liberty and justice for all. The next item on our agenda is citizen participation. If there's anyone that wants to speak on an item not on the agenda, please approach the podium. Seeing none, I will close citizen participation. The next item is the approval of minutes. Everyone has received them. Are there any additions or corrections? Move to adopt. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed, same sign. The minutes are approved. The next item on the agenda is the consent agenda. If anyone would like to pull this item off of the agenda, now is your opportunity. What are the wishes of council with the consent agenda? Move to adopt. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed, same sign. The consent agenda is approved. The next item on our agenda is resolution 2026-28. A resolution appointing members to the city city of PAL Tree Board and specifying the terms of appointment. Andy. Thank you, Mayor. We had recently worked with you all to change the codified ordinances to address some shortfalls within our existing legislation as noted by the treaty commission for Treaty City USA. And we've incorporated those. So we've placed several members and the operations committee members met and uh have selected two additional appointees for your consideration that would come out for approval tonight. And the recommendation would be to accept those applicants. Any questions or comments from council? Um I would just comment that um being appointed to the tree board.