City of Akron Council Committee Meeting - 10.19.2026

Akron City Council committee meetings—Public Service, Public Utilities & Green; Public Safety; Budget & Finance; and Housing & Neighborhood Assistance—were held October 20, 2026 (the meeting title identifies October 19). Procurement and capital items included favorable committee votes to advance emergency demolition contracts for five condemned commercial structures with Ray Bertoloni Trucking Company/Bertolini Construction and six with Butcher and Son Excavating; one property has a $10,000 bond available to offset demolition costs. The committee also advanced the South Main Street improvement assessment, covering road reconstruction, sidewalks, and water-main replacement; a Snap-on mechanic and welder tool-kit purchase using Sourcewell pricing, capped at $1 million; a no-bid roof replacement contract with Technique Roofing Systems LLC at the water reclamation facility; and a publicly advertised sale of surplus water meters and parts, with proceeds returning to the water fund. Most received consent recommendations; the demolition items were advanced under suspension of the rules. Council members requested clarification on the demolition budget and tool costs.

Budget & Finance advanced an $18 million bond issuance to refinance part of the city’s outstanding general-obligation notes and a one-year note not exceeding $14 million for assessed street-cleaning and lighting costs; both passed by suspension of the rules. Housing and Neighborhood Assistance reported an RFP for online short- and long-term rental registration: five responses were received, with three vendors selected for demonstrations. The city also expects Wolpert upgrades to support integrating housing workflows into CityWorks. Staff reported 72 residential demolitions completed or budgeted through a Metro Demolition contract at an average cost of about $7,600, and discussed 11 planned commercial demolitions. The Public Safety meeting was a presentation and discussion of Flock license-plate-reader data, access, and oversight; no procurement vote was identified there.