Council votes to place question on term extensions on ballot
North Royalton voters will have an opportunity in November to decide if they would like to make a charter change. The change would not only increase the term of Ward Council Representatives from two to four years, but, could potentially increase the actual term from its current twelve-year limit. If passed in November, some current members of the North Royalton City Council could potentially increase their term limit from twelve years to eighteen years, if they win in the next two Council elections. Currently, three members of City Council have already served two terms and two have served one ....
Big catches for Fishing Derby winners
The 18th annual George Modock, Jr. Memorial Fishing Derby was held on June 9,at Memorial Park, 14600 State Road at the lower pavilion. There were prizes for the overall winners for first place, second place and third place. All prizes were donated by Mrs. George Modock, Jr. In the 7 - 9 age group, Beau Kish came in first (22.5 inches); Blake Gardnoshka (20.5) came in second; and third place went to Sara Nevzil (7.25 inches). In the 10-12 age group, Franko Donatelli (20.5 inches) with five fish caught, took first place; Nate Olman (20.5 inches) with one fish caught, took second place and Gin ....
School Board News
The North Royalton Board of Education held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 12. A resident addressed the Board regarding bullying at the Middle School. The Board accepted bids for general liability, fleet and umbrella insurance from Ohio Casualty (Todd Associates/Liberty Mutual Group) for the insurance contract for the District from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This is part of the Ohio Schools Council Program and the vendor is the preferred vendor based on the Request for Qualifications (RFQs) that were submitted. The Board approved the endorsements to the District’s liabil ....
Council updates Food Truck Legislation
Council unanimously adopted legislation updating ordinances regarding mobile food units, commonly known as food trucks. The North Royalton City Council adopted legislation regulating food trucks in 2021 after over a year of discussions. Up until that point, food trucks were allowed in the city through the use of special event permits. North Royalton Community Development Director, Tom Jordan stated that “according to our code, a food truck is defined as ‘any apparatus or equipment that is used to cook, prepare or serve food, and that routinely changes or can change location and is operate ....
Council introduces Term Extension Legislation
City Council introduced legislation at their June 6 meeting that would place the question of extending the terms of each Ward Council Representative from the current two years, to four years. The measure was introduced by Ward 1 Council Rep John Nickell, Ward 2 Council Rep Linda Barath, Ward 3 Council Rep Joanne Krejci, Ward 4 Council Rep Jeremy Dietrich, Ward 5 Council Rep Heidi Webber and Ward 6 Council Rep Mike Wos. Council initially began discussions on the possibility of extending the number of terms City Council members can serve and also staggering the Council terms at the Council Rule ....