Parma Heights residents approve two of four charter amendments in recent election

Parma Heights residents approved two of four proposed charter amendments during the recent election. The successful measures include changes to how City Council can call special meetings and amend voting requirements for emergency legislation. Issue 34 passed with 55.76% support, allowing Council members to call special meetings more easily. Issue 35, which simplifies the process for amending legislation, received 66.98% approval. Two amendments were rejected. Issue 36, related to civil service rules, was defeated with 53.24% against, while Issue 37, which aimed to raise the public bidding threshold, failed narrowly with 50.07% opposed.