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Ward 3 Council Member· 2025-09-02–2027-12-01 (appointed by Council and sworn in by Law Director Szeman Sept 2 2025 per Sept 2 2025 minutes, replacing Mark Freeman who resigned effective Aug 14 2025; month-level end: December 2027 per the same minutes, 'unexpired term of December 31, 2027')

Charles E. Pinkerman

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Dec 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
7
Total speaking time
1:40
Avg per meeting
0:14
Segments
28

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Top issues during term (20)

critical↑Apr 2026[48]

Mentor Lagoons Shoreline Protection Plan

$120,000 plan, half covered by the requested state grant.

high↓Feb 2026[30]

2026 Road Programs

Mentor-on-the-Lake deposits cover its own share; no net cost to Mentor residents for that work.

high→Sep 2026[28]

Police union fact-finding dispute

Wage increases of 4% per year over three years add to the city's police payroll costs.

medium↑Aug 2026[25]

Flock Safety camera privacy concerns

high↓Apr 2026[22]

E-Bike Safety Regulations

Gould reports $6,000 in vehicle damage and $1,000 in insurance costs from one e-bike collision.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Police chief transition

high→Sep 2026[17]

Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update

The plan includes a funding toolkit to pursue grants so the city doesn't pay for everything itself.

high↓Jan 2026[16]

First Energy Grid Upgrades Coming to Mentor

Related rate and reliability metrics could affect electric customers; specifics not stated.

medium↑Oct 2026[15]

Car wash moratorium

medium↑Feb 2026[14]

Deer hunting permit transparency

medium↑Jan 2026[13]

Residential leaf removal program proposal

Unknown — that's the point of the requested cost study.

high↓Jan 2026[13]

Street lighting assessment

Assessments at the same rate as last year, about $1.2 million total.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Senior Center HVAC replacement

The contract cost depends on the bid amount, which was not published in the agenda.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Bolton Estate Subdivision Phase 1

high↓May 2026[10]

Steris Corporation $60 Million Mentor Expansion

A $60 million private investment consolidating three plants into one, with construction running through 2027.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Emergency generator upgrades

$377,008 contract.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Community Arts Commission appointment

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Uptown Mentor water line and storm sewer improvements

low↑Oct 2026[10]

2023 sidewalk repair assessments

About $365,837 total assessed across roughly 440 properties, with 4% interest.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

SR-2 resurfacing and maintenance agreement

The resurfacing is 100% state-funded; the city pays half of uncovered maintenance costs, with the county committing 90% of municipal fund collections.

Decisions during term (196)

Recorded while Pinkerman was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Approval of Minutes (October 6, 2026 Regular and Executive Session)

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-092 — Fund transfers, advances and appropriation revisions

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-093 — OPERS pre-tax pick-up

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-094 — Land purchase on Plaza Road

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-095 — ODOT SR-2 resurfacing consent

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-096 — Emergency generator contract

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-097 — Sidewalk assessments, Zones 1D and 1E

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-098 — SR-2 maintenance agreement

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-099 — Police union contract

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Resolution 26-R-120 — South Shandel storm sewer grant

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Resolution 26-R-121 — Mentor Avenue resurfacing grant

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

Resolution 26-R-122 — Lagoons Marina master plan grant

approvedVoted yes7-0Oct 20, 2026

2027 Council meeting schedule

approved7-0Oct 6, 2026

Approval of Minutes — September 15, 2026 Regular Meeting

approved7-0Oct 6, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-088 — Part-Time Firefighters Collective Bargaining Agreement

approvedVoted no6-1Oct 6, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-089 — Bolton Estate Phase 1 Final Plat (amended)

approved7-0Oct 6, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-090 — Six-Month Car Wash Moratorium

deniedVoted yes3-3Oct 6, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-091 — Lagoons Shoreline Engineer Switch (SmithGroup to Kimley-Horn)

approved7-0Oct 6, 2026

Resolution 26-R-119 — Jacob Tyler Day

approved7-0Oct 6, 2026

Executive session — conference with attorney

Voting record (126)

108 yes14 no4 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted noOct 20, 2026

suspend the rule requiring the legislation to be read on three different days

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Approval of Minutes (October 6, 2026 Regular and Executive Session)

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-092 — Fund transfers, advances and appropriation revisions

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-093 — OPERS pre-tax pick-up

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-094 — Land purchase on Plaza Road

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-095 — ODOT SR-2 resurfacing consent

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-096 — Emergency generator contract

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-097 — Sidewalk assessments, Zones 1D and 1E

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-098 — SR-2 maintenance agreement

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-099 — Police union contract

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Resolution 26-R-120 — South Shandel storm sewer grant

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Resolution 26-R-121 — Mentor Avenue resurfacing grant

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Resolution 26-R-122 — Lagoons Marina master plan grant

Voted noOct 20, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-091 — Lagoons shoreline engineering firm swap

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

2027 Council meeting schedule

Voted noOct 6, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-089 — Bolton Estate Phase 1 Final Plat (amended)

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-091 — Lagoons Shoreline Engineer Switch (SmithGroup to Kimley-Horn)

Voted noOct 6, 2026

Motion to draft residential vacuum-truck leaf removal ordinance

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Approval of July 7, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Conditional Use Permit — Recreational Facility at 7420 Clover Avenue (FabFive Fields)

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Motion to Direct Law Director on Express Wash Concepts Appeal

Voted noJul 7, 2026

approve, as amended

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes (June 16 Work Session, Regular, Executive Session; June 22 Work Session)

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-061 — 2027 Tax Budget

Voted noJul 7, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-065 — Bolton Development Plan Subarea 'A' Amendment

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Approval of June 2, 2026 work session minutes

Voted yesJun 16, 2026

Approval of June 2, 2026 regular meeting minutes

Voted noJun 16, 2026

Ordinance 26-0-050 — delegation of rulemaking power to city manager (second reading)

Believes the ordinance blames the vehicle rather than the driver.

Voted noJun 2, 2026

suspend the rule requiring the legislation to be read on three different days

Voted noJun 2, 2026

approve

Voted noJun 2, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-050 — City Manager Rulemaking Authority

Voted noJun 2, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-039 — Shoreline Protection Design Contract

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Approval of Minutes: May 05, 2026 Regular Meeting

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-040 — Advancing Funds and Revising Appropriations

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-041 — Wheel Loader Bid Award to Southeastern Equipment, Inc.

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-042 — Council Chambers AV Upgrade, Zenith Systems, LLC

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-043 — CEI Utility Easements, Black Brook Golf Course

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-044 — CEI Easement for Civic Center Pool Splash Pad

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-039 — Mentor Lagoons Shoreline Protection Engineering (SmithGroup)

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Appointment of RITA Delegate and Alternate

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Recommendation — Lake County Senior Citizen Advisory Panel Appointment

Voted yesMay 19, 2026

Executive Session — Pending or Imminent Court Action

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Approval of April 21, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-034 — Penn Care ambulance purchase and remount

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-035 — six new police vehicles

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-036 — Blackbrook Golf Course parking lot change order

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-037 — council employee compensation

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-038 — police department HVAC

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Ordinance 26-O-039 — Lagoons shoreline protection engineering

Wants more time to review the contract before committing local funds

Voted yesMay 5, 2026

Resolution 26-R-112 — street lighting assessment

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