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Council Member Gadus
Agenda Review
Shumaker Advisors
12/11/24
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From: Council Member Gadus Response Requested: ASAP
How long have we used their consulting services?
Please list all of their successes since the start of their contract with the city
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Referral Response:
Shumaker Advisors has provided the City of Toledo with government affairs services since June 2014. Since that time, the cost of their services has not increased.
2015: The State legislature was going to repeal the JEDZ law which would have had a negative effect on Toledo. SA stalled the bill for a month and rewrote the bill to create Municipal Utility Districts which preserved the parts of the JEDZ law that Toledo was using. In the sponsors floor speech, he mentioned Toledo's compromise and that the MUD's were named for Toledo Mud Hens.
Home Rule issues
Red Light Cameras were under attack, and SA successfully held off the prohibition against their use until the CEO of RedFlex admitted bribing local officials in Ohio. Immediately after the loss, SA successfully proved that no officials in Toledo were offered or accepted any bribes. This immediate action satisfied potential investigators and no further investigation was needed.
Lead Paint
Toledo's lead paint ordinance came under attack in a state budget amendment. The change would have eviscerated the work of Toledo City Council. After meetings in the state Senate, in Governor Kasich's office and an editorial push, the change was pulled from the budget and has never resurfaced. Toledo's ordinance remained in tact.
Short Term Rentals
Air BNB has attempted multiple times to pass a law that would exempt their business model from Home Rule. As recently as this week, SA has kept the proposal at bay, and continues to build a coalition of local government trade associations who will engage in more robust opposition in the future.
Water Quality
SA has facilitated several contacts with regard to water quality including E...
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