Members of Sylvania City Council voted to renew contracts for 2027 Northwest Ohio Regional Information Systems, or NORIS terminal, for the Sylvania Police Department for $31,923.40 and NORIS services for the city of Sylvania’s Prosecutor for $8,641.14.
In other business, Sylvania Police Chief Danilynn Miller was authorized to place several obselete laser speed reading instruments for sale on GovDeals website.
City Council voted 5-1 to accept the Utilities and Environment Committee’s Oct. 5 recommendation to eliminate income based refuse and recycling exemptions as specified in Sylvania Codified Ordinance Chapter 941 for Solid Waste Collection and amend Chapter 171 for Income Tax accordingly.
The yes votes on both ordinances were from council members Marcus Hansen, Brian McCann, Shawn Murphy, Patrick Richardson, and Mary Westphal voting yes and Council member Doug Haynam voting no, Councilwoman Lyndsey Stough was excused.
City of Sylvania Service Director Joe Shaw was granted permission to dispose of the Park’s Department’s obsolete 1999 Homemade Dual Axle Trailer.
An Employee and Community  Relations Committee meeting followed the regular meeting where a lengthy discussion on event fees was held. Several downtown organization representatives voiced their sentiments regarding the issue, which council members agreed to consider as they begin the budgeting process for 2027.
Sylvania Police Chief Danilynn Miller made a presentation to the Sylvania City Council’s Safety Committee before the Oct. 19 council meeting regarding electric vehicles. She included definitions for various motorized vehicles along with pertinent sections of the Ohio Revised Code and city of Sylvania code. After much discussion, council requested more clarification, which the chief agreed to provide.
The committee reviewed four sections, including definitions, necessary additions, repeals from existing sections of the code, and updates to chapter 373.
Clarity and Education: Members emphasized the need for clearer scooter definitions and requested that Chief Miller highlight new versus existing code for better understanding..
Councilman Murphy suggested condensing the final information into a public-friendly format, and the committee confirmed they are coordinating with the township to ensure similar safety legislation.
Community representatives who spoke expressed concerns regarding safety issues for junior high students and the need for clarity of the new rules.