Mayor· 2025-10-15–2029-12-01 (appointed 2025-10-15 by council per theportager.com; elected Nov 2025; month-level end: December 2029 per four-year cycle, council page lists 12/31/2030)
Jack Amrhein
Kent
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- Meetings spoken in
- 20
- Total speaking time
- 1:03:21
- Avg per meeting
- 3:10
- Segments
- 1107
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Top issues during term (9)(Water Utilities)
Utility Rates for the 2031 Sewer Relocation Project
Potential future rate changes for water and sewer customers, amount not yet determined.
Ohio Public Works grant applications (WRF SCADA and SR 59)
$2 million more for the project with no change in cost to the city.
NOPEC Municipal Electricity Purchasing Program
About $52,000 in NOPEC grant funds accepted, with a three-year deadline to spend the larger grant.
Exemption from testing for Chief Operator position
WRF Influent Headworks Building Loan
The loan amount wasn't stated, but it supports the wastewater plant's headworks project.
Horning Road water connection crisis
The cost to the Hager family and the city for the connection isn't stated.
Fiber optic construction oversight and safety
None directly; contractors bear bonds, insurance, and restoration obligations.
Water main break prevention success
Fewer breaks means staff time saved for pothole and street maintenance.
Kent-Ravenna emergency water interconnect
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Amrhein was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Water Utilities.