Brunswick council takes up city manager appointment; Planning Commission sets hearing on high school athletic fields
Brunswick City Council has placed the appointment of Nicholas J. Hanek as City Manager/Safety Director on its agenda as a first-reading resolution, alongside several other appointments and ordinance updates. Because minutes for the July 13, 2026, council meeting have not yet been published, the outcome of that vote is not yet confirmed in the public record.
City Manager appointment proposed
The council agenda for July 13, 2026, lists Resolution No. 36-2026, which would appoint Nicholas J. Hanek as City Manager/Safety Director. The item was scheduled as a first reading. The same meeting included a first reading of Ordinance No. 35-2026, an emergency ordinance to edit and include certain ordinances in the codified ordinances.
The Committee of the Whole met the same day, July 13, 2026, and listed the same city manager appointment and codified-ordinances item, plus a discussion regarding the Medina County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Minutes for that committee meeting have not yet been published.
Other council appointments and readings
The July 13, 2026, City Council agenda also included:
- A resolution to appoint John Rocha to the Board of Zoning Appeals through March 14, 2028.
- A resolution declaring March 6, 2027, as Random Acts of Kindness Day, scheduled as a third reading.
- A recommendation to reappoint Sarah Alfano to the Juvenile Diversion Board.
As with the other July 13 items, minutes are not yet available, so final action on these items is not confirmed in the record provided.
Committee of the Whole holds closed personnel session
On July 6, 2026, the Committee of the Whole met to review discussion items and hold general discussion. The agenda listed a closed executive session to consider personnel actions, including the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official. The agenda did not list specific rezonings, contracts, or budget items for public review. Minutes for this meeting have not been published.
Planning Commission takes up zoning code amendments
The Planning Commission met July 9, 2026, and held a public hearing to consider updates to the Planning & Zoning Code. The agenda described this as the primary substantive item. Routine approval of minutes and committee reports were also listed. Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published, so the commission's action on the text amendments is not yet confirmed.
Coming up
The Planning Commission will meet July 23, 2026, for a public hearing on a conditional zoning certificate and detailed site plan for Brunswick High School athletic fields and a parking lot addition at 3581 Center Road. The same agenda includes detailed site plans for a restroom facility at Brunswick Lake Park on Brunswick Lake Parkway and a parking lot addition at St. Ambrose Parish, 929 Pearl Road. The commission is also scheduled to approve minutes from its July 9, 2026, meeting.