Safety - November 12, 2026

The City of Solon Safety Committee met on November 12, 2026. Members unanimously recommended emergency legislation to renew the City’s jail-services contract with Twinsburg, continuing the existing terms and generating $102,000 in revenue over three years, effective as near as possible to January 1, 2027. The committee also unanimously recommended emergency legislation to amend the city’s Johnson Controls Fire Protection monitoring and repair services contract through Sourcewell cooperative contract 030421-JHN. Adding new Community Park buildings increases the annual fee from approximately $60,544 to $62,608.67, a $2,063.77 increase, beginning January 1, 2027. Members further approved accepting donations of $500 from the Solon Benevolent Fund for Shop with a Cop and $5,000 from the Swagelok Foundation for the Police Department.

On capital projects, staff reported that Mammoth was completing work at Solon Community Park Phase Two, with concrete work and a final walkthrough planned for November; the city will address possible liquidated damages during closeout. A contractor was also scheduled to begin asphalt trench repairs for the Miles Road waterline project. In response to a resident’s concern about speeding near a park on Woodall and Delray, the committee asked the city’s traffic expert to assess safety measures and return with recommendations; no traffic-control purchase or installation was approved. Reports on jail, traffic, and fire operations were also received, and the Fire Department announced it was fully staffed.