Council Vice President (At-Large)· 2026-01-06–2030-01-02 (oath of office administered Jan 6 2026 for a term expiring January 02, 2030 per Jan 6 2026 organizational-meeting minutes; appointed Vice President that day; earlier continuous service not sourced)
Ray Kirchner
Mentor
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 26:48
- Avg per meeting
- 2:41
- Segments
- 645
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Top issues during term (8)(Roads)
2026 Road Programs
Mentor-on-the-Lake deposits cover its own share; no net cost to Mentor residents for that work.
Street lighting assessment
Assessments at the same rate as last year, about $1.2 million total.
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.
Chillicothe/Heisley/Mentor Avenue traffic congestion
Funded through the city's existing engineering and road program budgets; no new cost announced.
SR-615 bridge widening over I-90
$3 million design (80% federal); $12 million estimated construction, funding still to be pursued.
Lakeshore Highlands Cut-Through Traffic
Stop signs would be a low-cost traffic calming measure per the HOA.
Lakeshore Boulevard bridge deck replacement traffic impacts
Emergency culvert replacement on Savannah Drive
$92,600 from emergency contract funds.
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Roads)
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