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Marie Gallo, Clerk of Council
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Mike Byrne has been a member of City Council since 1999 and has been Council President since 2001. He graduated from Padua Franciscan High School in 1974 and from Cleveland State University in 1996 with a B.A. in Management-Urban Studies. Mike currently serves on the Parma Heights Finance Committee, the Recreation Committee, and the Senior Center Committee.
   
Bob Sepik was elected to City Council in 2001 and elected to President Pro-Tem in 2006. He currently serves as Chairman of the Parma Heights Utilities, Streets and Sidewalk Committee and serves on the Recreation Committee. He also serves on the Planning Commission as Council Representative. He has been a Parma Heights resident since 1996.
   

Lesley DeSouza has been a member of City Council since 2003. She currently serves on the Parma Heights Finance Committee as Chairman, the Police, Fire and Safety Committee, and also serves on the Ad-Hoc Community Economic Development Committee. She moved to Parma Heights in 1954.

   

Alex Johnson has been a member of City Council since 2001. He currently serves as Chairman of the Parma Heights Police, Fire and Safety Committee and serves on the Utilities, Streets, and Sidewalk Committee. Alex has been a Parma Heights resident all of his life

   

Ralph Kolasinski was elected to serve on City Council in 2008. He currently serves on the Parma Heights Police, Fire and Safety Committee, the Recreation Commission as Council Representative, and the Ad-Hoc Community Economic Development Committee. Ralph is a trial attorney with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office. He has been a Parma Heights resident since 1985.

   

Jim McCall was elected to City Council in 2006. He currently serves as Chairman of the Parma Heights Recreation Committee, serves on the Finance Committee, and is also a member of the Ad-Hoc Community Economic Development Committee. Jim has been a Parma Heights resident since 1989.

   
Robert Verdile

Robert Verdile was appointed to City Council in 2008. He resigned as City Council President in 2003 to serve as Economic Development Director. He previously served on City Council for 14 years. Bob attended Dyke College, is a past president of the Chamber of Commerce, is currently a trustee of Parma Hospital and is a United States Army veteran. He has been a resident of Parma Heights for 48 years.