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CURRENT COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
Basic meeting agendas for the most current upcoming
Regular Council or
Committee Work Session  meeting
will be posted on this website no later than the day of the meeting.

Approved Meeting Minutes from previous meetings
are available here:

 Paper copies of upcoming Council Meeting information is posted, per City guidelines, in each City Voting Ward on the Friday before the scheduled Monday meetings.

Citizens wishing to view complete pre-meeting documentation of the posted Council meetings may access full meeting packets at the posting area of their ward location--

Ward 1: 

Norton West
Duke and Duchess
Gas Station
3650 Wadsworth Rd.

Ward 2: 
3 Son's Restaurant
(formerly Charlie's Restaurant)
3725 S. Cleve-Mass Rd.

Ward 3: 
Norton Public Library
3930 S. Cleve-Mass Rd.

Ward 4: 
Milich's Village Inn
4444 S. Cleve-Mass Rd.
 

Pursuant to the Charter, Council meets in the Council Chambers in the Safety-Administration Building.  Meetings are at 7:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, with the exception of those days which fall on a Federal or State holiday observed by the City,
in which case the Council shall meet on the following Tuesday* at the same time.  

Committee Work Sessions are held on the first and third Mondays of each month, with the exception of those days which fall on a Federal or State holiday observed by the City,
in which case the Committee Work Session would be held on the following Tuesday* at the same time.   . 
Special meetings may be called pursuant to the Charter.

Click HERE to view the 2010 City of Norton Council and Committee Work Session meetings schedule

Mike Zita
At-Large
term expires 12/31/11
E-Mail
330-825-9072

2010 Council
President

Married to Kim, they have a daughter attending Kent State University and a son who is a 2008 graduate of Penn State University.  Mike has been employed by the F. W. Albrecht Grocery Company (Acme) since 1979.  Currently, Mike is very active in his church and the community.  In addition, he is a former member of the Norton Fire Division, serving the City for 12 years in the capacity of Firefighter/Paramedic and was elected to serve on Norton Council in 2004.

Married to Lynn, they have three children, Amber, Tommy and Josh.  Tommy is a student at Bowling Green University and Josh is attending Kent State University.   He has been a resident of Norton since 1997 and has been involved in various activities throughout the community.  Scott served on Norton’s Planning Commission in 2003 and has been a member of Norton City Council since 2004.

Todd Bergstrom
Ward 1
term expires 12/31/13
E-Mail
330-334-8224

Ward 1 Town Hall Meetings
Married to Kim, they have three children.   Todd is a University of Akron graduate with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering, is employed with URS Corporation in Akron and is the Structural Department Manager.  He has been a resident of Norton since 1992 and has been very active in the Norton’s youth sports programs and other various activities throughout the community.   Todd served on Norton’s Board of Building and Zoning Appeals from 2004 thru 2009 when he was elected to serve on Council beginning 2010.

Don Nicolard
Ward 2
term expires 12/31/13
E-Mail
330-620-4594

Married to Eileen, they have two daughters, and four grandchildren. Don is a graduate of Norton High School (1963), graduated from the Akron Barber college and is a USAF veteran.  He owned Nicolard's Razors Edge from 1974-1992 and currently owns Donald Lloyd's Hair and Nail Studio.  Don served on Council from 1988-1990 and was re-elected to serve on Council beginning 2010.

Bill Mowery
Ward 3
term expires 12/31/13
E-Mail
330-808-3150

 Bill has a son that has graduated from Norton High School. He has been employed by the F.W. Albrecht Grocery company since 1973, and is currently working
at the Norton Acme.
Bill has served on the Planning Commission, the Board of Building and Zoning Appeals, and has served on Norton Council since 2000.

Ken Braman
Ward 4
term expires 12/31/13
E-Mail
330-336-5784

Married to Joann since 1958, they have two grown sons, both Norton High graduates.  Ken, a Marine Corps veteran, retired from B.F. Goodrich and Norton City Schools.  He has been very active in many community activities including Cub Scouts, Sports Boosters, Pee Wee Football and the Norton Community Fair.  Ken has resided in Norton for the past 43 years, and formerly served on the Norton Planning Commission for 7 years.

Married to Joe and having five children, Brenda has lived in Norton since 1990 and is active in the Community and Schools.  She served on Norton City Council 2002 - 2005 and was appointed on April 16, 2007 to Council-At-Large. She was then elected to retain the Council-At-Large seat at the November 6, 2007 General Election.  She has completed the Ohio Municipal League Leadership Academy.   Her goal is to do what is best for the City and Citizens of Norton.

CLERK OF COUNCIL
Karla Richards
E-Mail

Karla has worked for the began working as the Clerk of  Council beginning December 9, 2002.  She is responsible to all seven members of Council.  As Clerk of Council, Karla is the keeper of all official records of Council.  She is a Licensed Notary, an active member of the Ohio Municipal League, the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, and the Summit County Clerks Association.  She has also earned her Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) designation, of which there are only 110 CMC's in the State of Ohio, and is working towards her MMC (Master Municipal Clerk)

Norton City Council has seven different work-session Committees:
Finance, Personnel/Rules, Safety, Planning, Property, Utilities and Service. 
Each Council member is required to serve as the Chair of one of these Committees, and must also serve on two other committees other than the one he/she chairs.

2010 STANDING COMMITTEES

SPECIAL COMMITTEES:

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