Barberton, OH
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- Resolutions & ordinances
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BarbertonOH averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $155,520 +3.2% yr/yr · +33.7% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$23.4M (FY2023)
Total spending$13.5M (FY2023)
Taxes$18.1M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$2.9M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$539 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
202572 housing units ($15.1M)
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Recent meetings
Tue Oct 27, 2026 · 18:00
General
Fri Oct 23, 2026 · 18:00
General
Fri Oct 16, 2026 · 18:00
General
Tue Oct 13, 2026 · 17:30
Design Review Board
Council Chambers
Mon Oct 12, 2026 · 18:00
General
Barberton City Council holds a special session to reschedule its October 12, 2026 meeting
Barberton City Council is holding a special legislative session whose stated purpose is to reschedule the October 12, 2026 meeting. The agenda consists of standard procedural items, including roll call, approval of prior meeting minutes, a financial report, petitions and claims, and readings of ordinances and resolutions. No specific ordinances, contracts, dollar amounts, or public hearings are listed in the supplied agenda text.
- Special session called to reschedule the October 12, 2026 meeting
- Approval of minutes for a prior Council meeting
- Financial report scheduled
- First, second, and third readings of ordinances and resolutions listed with no bill details
- Citizens Addressing Council and Communications from the Mayor and the Body on the agenda
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📄 From the agenda
Extracted text of the official agenda document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
Agenda
Barberton City Council
Special Legislative Session
Reschedule October 12, 2026
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Approve Minutes for prior Council Meeting.
Financial Report
Petitions and Claims
Matters Requested
Citizens Addressing Council
Consent Agenda Ordinances and Resolutions
First Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions
Second Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions
Third Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions
Appointments
Miscellaneous and Unfinished Business
Communication from the Body
Communication from the Mayor
Adjourned:
Thu Oct 1, 2026 · 10:30
General
234 31st sw, Barberton
Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 17:30
General
Barberton Municipal Building, Barberton
Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 18:00
General
Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 18:00
General
Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 18:00
General
Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 18:00
General
Tue Sep 8, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu May 21, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu May 21, 2026 · 18:00
General
Thu May 21, 2026 · 17:30
General
Barberton City Council Chambers
Wed May 13, 2026 · 18:00
General
Wed May 13, 2026 · 18:00
General
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $18.0M | AKRON BUILDING & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE INC Department of the Interior · CUVA - RIVERBANK STABILIZATION |
| $2.3M | AKRON BUILDING & OUTDOOR MAINTENANCE INC Department of the Interior · OTHER CONSTRUCTION, RIVERBANK STABILIZATION PROJECT |
| $1.2M | BARBERTON LAUNDRY & CLEANING INC Department of Veterans Affairs · FISHER HOUSE LAUNDRY LINEN |
| $542,667 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · OTHER CONSTRUCTION, RAILROAD TAMPING AND CROSSING REPLACEMENT |
| $377,100 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · BRIDGE 447 TIMBER REPAIRS |
| $244,249 | BARBERTON LAUNDRY & CLEANING INC Department of Veterans Affairs · LAUNDRY AND LINEN SERVICES AT FISHER HOUSE |
| $240,276 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · SOLICITATION NOTICE: THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, INTERIOR REGIONS 3/4/ |
| $188,650 | ALL TOWN & COUNTRY SEPTIC TANK SERVICE, INC. Department of the Interior · EPREF, CUVA SEPTIC SERVICE |
| $38,190 | WINTROW CONSTRUCTION CORP Department of the Interior · RAIL REPLACEMENT OF 280' OF RAIL NEAR I-271 OVERPASS |
| $19,850 | HANNECARD ROLLER COATINGS INC National Aeronautics and Space Administr · THERMALLY SPRAYED TEST SAMPLES |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Summit County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities2 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments13,309 (249,827 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,131/mo (803 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy16.1% (low numeracy 27% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$23.4M
Annual budget
$2.9M
Debt outstanding
72
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$23.4M
Spending$13.5M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load LOW
Outstanding debt$2.9M
Debt-to-revenue0.13×
Debt-load index12 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.