/news/tags/akron-city-council Akron City Council en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:33:10 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-27/akron-city-council-selects-mark-greer-to-fill-vacancy-after-several-rounds-of-voting Greer previously served as the executive director of Akron200, the non-profit organization and steering committee for Akron's bicentennial in 2025. He also unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2023. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:33:10 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-27/akron-city-council-selects-mark-greer-to-fill-vacancy-after-several-rounds-of-voting Anna Huntsman /government-politics/2025-12-15/akron-city-council-holds-off-on-changing-public-comment-rules An Akron council member proposed tightening certain public comment restrictions but withdrew the proposal Monday. He said he plans to revisit the proposal next year. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:19:01 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-15/akron-city-council-holds-off-on-changing-public-comment-rules Anna Huntsman /government-politics/2025-12-15/akron-city-council-considers-rule-changes-public-comment-restrictions If approved, there would be exclusions to who could speak at city council - and commenters could only address certain topics. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:10:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-12-15/akron-city-council-considers-rule-changes-public-comment-restrictions Anna Huntsman /law-justice/2025-03-11/akron-in-early-talks-to-hire-university-of-akron-for-police-use-of-force-review The move to hire the university's Department of Criminal Justice Studies comes after Akron City Council rejected Mayor Shammas Malik's plan to hire a national consulting firm last month, citing the $640,000 price tag. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:57:53 GMT /law-justice/2025-03-11/akron-in-early-talks-to-hire-university-of-akron-for-police-use-of-force-review Abigail Bottar /government-politics/2024-12-16/akron-city-council-approves-funding-for-new-downtown-development-corporation The Downtown Akron Development Corporation hopes to attract businesses, jobs and development. The ordinance approved by council allocates $150,000 over three years. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:24:11 GMT /government-politics/2024-12-16/akron-city-council-approves-funding-for-new-downtown-development-corporation Abigail Bottar /government-politics/2023-11-13/akron-city-council-passes-new-zoning-code-for-merriman-valley-schumacher-area Council voted 13 to 0 to change zoning to a form-based code, which aligns with the Merriman Valley Schumacher Area Master Plan. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:52:51 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-13/akron-city-council-passes-new-zoning-code-for-merriman-valley-schumacher-area Abigail Bottar /government-politics/2023-11-07/new-faces-are-coming-to-akron-city-council-in-2024 After announcements by incumbents that they would not seek reelection and notable upsets in the primary, there will be new faces on Akron City Council in 2024. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 03:38:33 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-07/new-faces-are-coming-to-akron-city-council-in-2024 Abigail Bottar /government-politics/2023-10-24/akron-city-council-considers-new-zoning-code-for-merriman-valley-schumacher-area Akron City Council is considering changing the zoning code in the Merriman Valley and Schumacher Area to a form based code. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:06:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-24/akron-city-council-considers-new-zoning-code-for-merriman-valley-schumacher-area Abigail Bottar /government-politics/2023-06-28/akrons-proposed-zoning-code-update-for-the-merriman-valley-received-positively-by-residents The city of Akron has released a new zoning code for the Merriman Valley and Schumacher Area. City officials answered questions from residents and business owners about the new code Wednesday night. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 02:18:56 GMT /government-politics/2023-06-28/akrons-proposed-zoning-code-update-for-the-merriman-valley-received-positively-by-residents Abigail Bottar /government-politics/2023-05-02/akron-city-council-primary-neal-baylor-lose At least five new members will join Akron City Council in 2024. Two incumbents came up short in their reelection bids, according to unofficial results. Wed, 03 May 2023 02:40:37 GMT /government-politics/2023-05-02/akron-city-council-primary-neal-baylor-lose Anna Huntsman