City of Hudson, Ohio  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Charter Review Commission  
Robert Kagler, Chair  
Gregory Hall, Secretary  
Cheri Pagni-Griffith  
Jon Hoover  
Chelsea McCoy  
Sarah Norman  
Michael Ryan  
Jennifer Spitalieri  
Scott Trainor  
Marshal Pitchford, City Solicitor & Special Counsel  
Wednesday, June 4, 2025  
7:00 PM  
City Hall  
1140 Terex Road  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
Chair Kagler called to order the meeting of the Charter Review Commission at 7:00 p.m., in  
accordance with the Sunshine Laws of the State of Ohio, O.R.C. Section 121.22.  
Roll Call  
9 -  
Present:  
Ms. Pagni-Griffith, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Kagler, Ms. McCoy, Ms.  
Norman, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Spitalieri and Mr. Trainor  
Others in Attendance: Mr. Pitchford, City Solicitor & Special Counsel; Mr. Banweg, At-Large Councilmember,  
and Mr. Sheridan, City Manager.  
Mrs. Norman entered the meeting at 7:54 p.m.  
3.  
Approval of the Minutes  
25-0072  
A.  
Minutes of Previous Charter Review Commission  
Brief Description: Draft minutes of previous meetings are provided for the  
Charter Review Commission’s review and approval.  
Attachments:  
May 14, 2025 Charter Review Commission Minutes - Draft  
A motion was made by Mr. Hall, seconded by Ms. Pagni-Griffith, that minutes be approved as  
submitted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
8 - Ms. Pagni-Griffith, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Kagler, Ms. McCoy, Mr.  
Ryan, Ms. Spitalieri and Mr. Trainor  
Excused:  
1 - Ms. Norman  
4.  
Correspondence and Commissioner Comments  
Mr. Kagler reviewed the agenda, announced the next meeting dates of June 18th and June 25th, and suggested  
that the Commission flip the order of items discussed under agenda item, "Review of Charter Articles".  
5.  
6.  
Public Comments  
None.  
Scheduled Presentations  
None.  
7.  
Review of Charter Articles  
B.  
Draft Text for Sections Already Reviewed (preamble, 3.01, 3.02, 3.08, 4.01, 5.02,  
6.03, 6.04, 7.05 [new], 8.04, 8.06, 8.07, 9.01, 9.04, 9.06, 11.01, 12.01, 12.02, and  
12.03)  
The Commission reviewed proposals drafted by Mr. Pitchford in response to changes to the Charter. This  
document is attached to the minutes.  
Based on discussion of the Commission, several proposals required editing, including:  
1. Proposal #1: To keep "Municipality" instead of "City" in the first line and removing "Summit County".  
2. Proposal #5: To change the line regarding Council's ability to revoke the designation and appoint another  
officer.  
3. Proposal #6: The addition of clarifying language  
4. Proposal #7: To clarify language for a term limit for a total of 12 years.  
5. Proposal #8: To clarify a total of 12 years on one particular board  
6. Proposal #9: To change Finance Director to Clerk in two additional places  
Proposals #2, 3, 4, and 10 were discussed and there was consensus not to change the text.  
Mr. Kagler then asked the Commission to consider Section 3.10 (Salaries and Bonds). Discussion followed as  
to whether or not pay should be increased and if so, by how much or by what metric. There was consensus to  
align Council salary's to meet minimum requirements for OPERS.  
A.  
Separate Issues (ranked choice voting, boards/commissions, accountability to  
taxpayers/voters)  
The Commission considered Ranked Choice Voting to determine if there is currently a problem, what is the  
solution if there is a problem, and what the solution would apply to. Discussion followed as to how ranked  
choice voting works and whether it was confusing to voters. There was consensus not to move forward with a  
ranked choice voting proposal.  
Due to time constraints, the topics of boards/commissions and accountability to taxpayers/voters were  
postponed to the next meeting on June 16, 2025.  
8.  
Public Comments  
None.  
9.  
Action Items / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Charter Review Commission is June 18, 2025.  
10.  
Adjournment  
There being no further business, Mr. Kagler adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.  
_______________________________  
Robert Kagler, Chair  
_______________________________  
Gregory Hall, Secretary  
Upon approval by the Charter Review Commission, this official written summary of the meeting minutes shall  
become a permanent record, and the official minutes shall also consist of a permanent audio and video  
recording.