Sam Melden
Council Member, District 5 on the Toledo City Council
Source: Official roster, toledo.oh.gov
In the records we collect, Sam cast 199 recorded votes, voted with the final outcome 99% of the time, attended 8 of 8 recorded meetings, and made 61 motions.
"Final outcome" compares each Yea or Nay with whether the measure passed, across 192 votes. Counts cover the records listed at the end of this page.
Where Sam stands
On 4 recorded votes where members disagreed, Sam was on the prevailing side 2 times and in the minority 2 times. The minority votes were most often on public safety & emergency services and environmental land acquisition.
- Public Safety & Emergency ServicesYes 2, No 0
- Voted yes on Requesting the termination and non-renewal of all City of Toledo agreements with Flock Group, Inc. and its affiliates; requesting the removal or.... Fail 7 to 5, Oct 20, 2026. Record
- Fiscal Policy - TaxationYes 1, No 0
- Environmental Land AcquisitionYes 1, No 0
- Voted yes on Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a recycling audit contract with GT Environmental Inc.; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $150,000... ($150.0K). Fail 2 to 8, Sep 22, 2026.
Filled bar: yes votes. Outlined bar: no votes. Listed votes are ones where Sam was in the minority.
What they bring forward
Topics of the motions they made, grouped into descriptive policy areas by the wording of each official title.
- Fiscal Policy - Budget Allocation16 motions
- Public Safety & Emergency Services12 motions
- Infrastructure - Water & Stormwater8 motions
- Zoning Amendment - Land Use8 motions
- Fiscal Policy - Taxation5 motions
- Environmental Land Acquisition3 motions
- Housing & Development3 motions
- Professional & Business Regulation3 motions
When the vote split
Unanimous votes say little about how members differ. These are the recorded votes where members disagreed, most recent first.
- Yea
- Nay
- Absent or not voting
- Abstain or present
- Oct 20, 2026Toledo City Council
Requesting the termination and non-renewal of all City of Toledo agreements with Flock Group, Inc. and its affiliates; requesting the removal or deactivation of Flock equipment; requesting the deletion of Flock generated data consistent with applicable law; and declaring an emergency.
held
Fail 7 to 5. Public Safety & Emergency Services. Official record
Records used on this page
Each vote and bill above links to its own official record.