Cleveland Heights Committee of the Whole and City Council Meeting November 2, 2026

The City of Cleveland Heights Committee of the Whole and City Council meeting was held November 2, 2026. Council reviewed a proposed 2027 budget of approximately $142 million, including about $37 million for projects: $13.7 million for the Cumberland pool, nearly $12.9 million for sewer work, more than $3 million for street repaving, and $2.4 million for a fire engine and fire-station improvements. The budget was presented for review, with hearings scheduled for later that week; it was not adopted at this meeting. Council approved the mayor’s request to bid Project 26-08 for utility-location and marking services. It also approved on first reading a $400,000 Home Repair Resource Center agreement for the home-maintenance and exterior-repair program, with administrative costs capped at 20%, a Routeware refuse-collection software agreement, and a $671,000 change order for the Hampshire Road illicit-connections project, funded primarily through ARPA and MCIP sources.

Other procurement and spending items included approval on second reading of a 2027 Ford F-600 purchase through Sourcewell for refuse and recycling. A parks pickup truck with snowplow equipment was introduced for first reading only. Council also considered a first-reading resolution for a 2027 deer-management agreement with USDA Wildlife Services, not to exceed $66,907.55, after comparing three local vendors; the plan is to manage 200 deer, with meat donated to a local food pantry. A proposed $3,500 sale of a small Noble Road parcel and three vacant-lot sale agreements were also considered or approved. The mayor’s preview included additional planned purchases and projects, some dependent on grant funding; no vote on the overall 2027 budget occurred.