City of Akron Council Meeting - 11.9.2026

Akron City Council meeting held November 10, 2026. Council considered an ordinance concerning city-owned property and a right of first refusal; it passed 12–0, with one abstention after Councilmember Balden disclosed that Hickory Harvest is a customer of his employer. Council also introduced several spending and procurement-related measures: a temporary appropriation for city expenses; authorization, if awarded, to accept grants from the Office on Violence Against Women, the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, the Bureau of Justice, and the Spirit of Blue Foundation; and authorization to contract with Summit County without competitive bidding for Akron Police Department use of its training center and firing range. These items were assigned to the consent agenda, but the transcript does not establish their final disposition.

Public comment and council discussion focused on funding for the Legacy Building Project and the city’s Flock automated license plate reader contract. A project representative asked the mayor for $50,000 immediately and council to support another $550,000 over three years, citing $200,000 in city capital funding this year that requires a local match; no funding vote was recorded. Councilmembers debated a proposed pause or cancellation of the Flock contract. One stated that removal would cost $500 per camera—about $75,000 for 145 cameras—and that cancellation by year-end could return $800,000; no contract action was taken. The meeting also included recognition of a fallen firefighter and Akron Early College.