City of Akron Council Meeting - 11.2.2026

Akron City Council’s regular meeting, identified by the title as November 2, 2026, included two notable spending and procurement actions. Council approved 13–0 an ordinance allowing the mayor or designee to contract with Kerasoft (vendor name as transcribed) without formal competitive bidding for software intended to consolidate information for city administration and council. Council also approved an item authorizing up to $2 million for economic-development projects, including funding for demolition at Firestone Plant One; the recorded vote was 9 in favor and 4 opposed. A speaker asked council to defer the item, citing a lack of comparative analysis of adaptive reuse and demolition and limited community engagement.

Public commenters also urged the city not to renew its Flock Safety contract for automated license-plate-reader cameras; no vote or contract action on that issue was recorded. Other new legislation placed on the consent agenda included a correction to a job-creation grant agreement with Millennium Capital and Recovery Corporation and authorization concerning a right of first refusal on city-owned property. The transcript does not show those newly assigned items being voted on separately during this meeting.