Inventory of the City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, Roy L. Ray Records, 1980-1983


Title:
City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, Roy L. Ray Records, 1980-1983
Repository:
Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Phone: 330-972-7670
http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives
Creator:
Office of the Mayor, City of Akron
Dates:
1979-1984
Bulk dates:
1980-1983
Quantity:
19.25 linear feet (19 record storage boxes and 1 document box)
Abstract:
These records consist of subject files of the Office of the Mayor for the City of Akron, Ohio during the administration of Roy L. Ray, who served as Mayor from 1980 through 1983. These are the files relating to the activities, correspondence, and plans of the administration.
Identification:
99/120
Location:
Polsky Building, LL10, The University of Akron
Language:
The records are in English
Sample Image:
City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, Roy L. Ray Records, 1980-1983

Biography of Roy L. Ray

Roy L. Ray spent much of his career serving the City of Akron. He began his career as a research analyst at the City of Akron Service Department in 1969. He became Deputy Service Director in 1971 and was appointed Public Utilities Commissioner in 1973. Ray became Budget Director in 1975 and then Finance Director in 1977. In 1980 he launched a successful campaign to become Mayor of Akron, where he served until 1984. During his administration Ray oversaw economic development in downtown Akron, including projects such as the Lock II park and condominiums, the Y-Bridge and plans for refurbishing the O'Neals building. Ray's administration saw the reformation of county government from a board of county commissioners to an elected county executive. After losing his bid for a second term as mayor in 1983, Ray went on in 1986 to campaign for and win a seat in the Ohio Senate.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the subject files from the office of the Mayor of Akron, Ohio during the administration of Roy L. Ray (1980-1983). Much of Ray's energies were focused on maintaining the city's finances during the recession of the early 1980's. Of note are the files relating to the economic development of the City of Akron; negotiations with the various city unions; the development of the Keep Akron Working, Incorporated; and Ray's activities in county, regional and national governmental organizations. It is organized alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.

Statement of Arrangement

Inventory available in the repository.

Restrictions on Use

There are no access restrictions except box 20. Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.

Restrictions on Access

No restrictions on use; except not available through interlibrary loan.

Related Material: Related Material

Roy L. Ray Papers, 1978-1988

City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, John S. Ballard Records, 1966-1979

City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, Thomas C. Sawyer Records, 1984-1986


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Persons:

Ray, Roy L., 1939-

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, Roy L. Ray Records, Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.

Acquisition Information

This material was donated by Roy L. Ray

Processing Information

Processed by Mark Bloom, 2009


Detailed Description of The Collection


Box 1 / Folder 1
Abortion Ordinance Correspondence, 1982-1983




Box 1 / Folder 2
Abortion Newspaper Clippings, 1982-1983




Box 1 / Folder 3-6
Affirmative Action Plan, 1980-1983




Box 1 / Folder 7
Air Pollution Annual Summary, 1979-1980




Box 1 / Folder 8-9
Air Quality, 1979-1983




Box 1 / Folder 10-13
Airport, 1980-1983




Box 1 / Folder 14
Akron Action Committee, 1980-1982




Box 1 / Folder 15-16
Akron Museum of Art, 1980-1983




Box 1 / Folder 17-18
Akron Civic Theater, 1980-1983




Box 1 / Folder 19-23
Akron Convention Bureau, 1980-1983




Box 1 / Folder 24-30
Akron Development Corporation, 1980-1983




Box 1 / Folder 31-35
Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation System, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 1-4
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 5
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Faye Road, 1980




Box 2 / Folder 6-8
Akron Municipal Courts, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 9
Akron Priority Corporation, 1983




Box 2 / Folder 10-12
Akron Regional Development Board, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 13
Akron Small Business Development Corporation, 1981




Box 2 / Folder 14-15
All American Soap Box Derby, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 16
Akron Council on Arts, 1983




Box 2 / Folder 17-20
Annexation, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 21-23
Annual Leave Holdover Correspondence, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 24
Arnold vs. Ballard, 1980-1981




Box 2 / Folder 25
Ascot Industrial Park, 1979-1980




Box 2 / Folder 26-28
Board of Education, 1980-1983




Box 2 / Folder 29-32
Building Inspection, 1980-1983




Box 3 / Folder 1
Canal Park Condominiums, 1981




Box 3 / Folder 2-3
Capital Budget, 1981-1982




Box 3 / Folder 4
Capitol Improvements, 1980




Box 3 / Folder 5
Cascade East, 1978-1980




Box 3 / Folder 6-7
Cascade Plaza/Parking, 1980-1983




Box 3 / Folder 8
Census, 1980




Box 3 / Folder 9
CETA Policy Information, 1980




Box 3 / Folder 10
CETA, 1981




Box 3 / Folder 11-12
Charter Commission, 1980




Box 3 / Folder 13
Charter Issue/Debit Limitation, 1982




Box 3 / Folder 14-15
City Cars, 1979-1982




Box 3 / Folder 16-18
Civil Service/Certification of Employment, 1980-1982




Box 3 / Folder 19-25
Civil Service Commission, 1980-1983




Box 3 / Folder 26
Code Enforcement Activity Report, 1982




Box 3 / Folder 27
Codes and Construction Committee, 1982-1983




Box 3 / Folder 28
Collective Bargaining Bill, 1983




Box 3 / Folder 29-30
Collier, Alice Fenwick (Deputy Mayor of Intergovernmental Affairs), 1980-1983




Box 3 / Folder 31
Communications, 1980




Box 3 / Folder 32-33
Community Action Agency, 1980-1983




Box 3 / Folder 34-37
Community Development, 1980-1983




Box 3 / Folder 38
Community Development Block Grant, 1983




Box 4 / Folder 1
Complaints, 1980




Box 4 / Folder 2-10
Consortium, 1980-1983




Box 4 / Folder 11
Convenience Store Robberies, 1981




Box 4 / Folder 12
Corrections Facility Investigation, 1980




Box 4 / Folder 13-16
Council, 1980-1983




Box 4 / Folder 17-18
Customer Service, 1980-1982




Box 4 / Folder 19-21
Cuyahoga Valley Communities Council, 1979-1983




Box 4 / Folder 22
Cuyahoga Valley Railway Association, 1980-1982




Box 4 / Folder 23
Detox Center (also see Edwin Shaw Detox Center), 1980




Box 4 / Folder 24
Disaster Plan, 1980




Box 4 / Folder 25-26
Downtown Akron, 1980-1981




Box 4 / Folder 27-29
Downtown Akron Association, 1980-1982




Box 4 / Folder 30-33
Downtown - American City Corporation, 1980-1982




Box 5 / Folder 1
Downtown/American City Corporation Lock II Condominiums, 1983




Box 5 / Folder 2-3
Downtown Lock II, 1983




Box 5 / Folder 4-8
Downtown - O'Neils, 1980-1983




Box 5 / Folder 9-13
Downtown Projects, 1979-1980




Box 5 / Folder 14
East Akron Community House, 1983




Box 5 / Folder 15-19
Economic Development Advisory Council, 1980-1983




Box 5 / Folder 20
Economic Development: Congress on the Economic Future of the Great Lakes States, 1983




Box 5 / Folder 21
Economic Development Plans, 1980




Box 5 / Folder 22-26
Economic Development (Edwards), 1980-1982




Box 6 / Folder 1-2
Economic Development (Edwards), 1982-1983




Box 6 / Folder 3-5
Edwin Shaw Detox Center ( also see Detox Center), 1981-1983




Box 6 / Folder 6
Emergency Medical Services - Portage/Summit, 1980




Box 6 / Folder 7-9
Engineering Bureau, 1980-1982




Box 6 / Folder 10
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1980




Box 6 / Folder 11-14
Executive Orders, 1980-1983




Box 6 / Folder 15-18
Executive Orders/Traffic, 1980-1983




Box 6 / Folder 19-21
Fair Housing Contract Services, 1980-1983




Box 6 / Folder 22
Fairway Manor Inc. vs. City of Akron vs. County of Summit, 1982




Box 6 / Folder 23-26
Federal Budget Hearings, 1980-1983




Box 6 / Folder 27
Finance/Budget Cuts, 1981




Box 6 / Folder 28-34
Finance Department, 1980-1982




Box 6 / Folder 35-37
Financial Advisory Committee, 1980-1982




Box 7 / Folder 1-4
Fire Department, 1980-1983




Box 7 / Folder 5
Fire Department Annual Report, 1979




Box 7 / Folder 6
Fire Department Disciplinary Cases, 1981-1983




Box 7 / Folder 7
Fire Department State Grant, 1981




Box 7 / Folder 8
Fire Station 5 Relocation, 1979-1980




Box 7 / Folder 9
Fire Station 15 Closing, 1980




Box 7 / Folder 10
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, 1980-1983




Box 7 / Folder 11
Food service Mart, 1981-1982




Box 7 / Folder 12
General Tire, 1982




Box 7 / Folder 13-16
Goals for Greater Akron, 1980-1983




Box 7 / Folder 17-24
Goodwill Correspondence, 1980-1983




Box 8 / Folder 1
Grants, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 2
Grants - Akron Business Center, 1982




Box 8 / Folder 3
Grants - Canal Park Condominiums, 1982




Box 8 / Folder 4
Grants - Cooperative Research and Demonstration Project Grants, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 5
Grants - Planning Goodyear Technical Center, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 6
Grants - Planning Highland Square, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 7
Grants - Police Department, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 8
Grants - Reservoir Park Pool Project, 1981




Box 8 / Folder 9-10
Grants - Urban Mass Transportation Administration Urban Initiatives, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 11
Grants - Urban Park Rehabilitation, 1981




Box 8 / Folder 12-13
Grants - Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program, 1979




Box 8 / Folder 14-17
Health Department, 1980-1983




Box 8 / Folder 18
Health Department Architect Planners, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 19
Health Department Services, undated




Box 8 / Folder 20
Health System Agency, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 21
Historic Designations, 1979-1983




Box 8 / Folder 22
Hospital Cost Containment Commission, 1980




Box 8 / Folder 23-24
Hotel Motel Tax, 1980-1981




Box 8 / Folder 25-26
Human Relations (Brooks), 1981-1982




Box 8 / Folder 27-28
Housing and Urban Development Financial and Economic Reports, 1982-1983




Box 8 / Folder 29-30
Hydroelectric Power, 1978-1982




Box 8 / Folder 31-32
Income Tax Issue#1, 1981




Box 8 / Folder 33
Innerbelt, 1977-1981




Box 8 / Folder 34
Invitations, 1980




Box 9 / Folder 1-14
Invitations, 1980-1983




Box 10 / Folder 1
Issue Nine - Firemen's Charter Issue, 1982




Box 10 / Folder 2
Job Bill, 1982




Box 10 / Folder 3-7
"Keep Akron Beautiful", 1980-1983




Box 10 / Folder 8-9
Keep Akron Working Incorporated, 1983




Box 10 / Folder 10
Knafel, Bill, undated




Box 10 / Folder 11
Kenmore Community Center, 1979-1980




Box 10 / Folder 12-13
Labor Management Program, 1980-1982




Box 10 / Folder 14-17
Labor Negotiations, 1980-1983




Box 10 / Folder 18-19
Labor Negotiations - Firefighters, 1980-1981




Box 10 / Folder 20-21
Labor Negotiations - Local 1360 (Akron City Employees), 1980-1981




Box 10 / Folder 22
Labor Negotiations - Police, 1981




Box 10 / Folder 23-24
Landfill, 1980-1981




Box 10 / Folder 25
Letters of Endorsement Litter Control and Recycling, 1981




Box 10 / Folder 26-27
Litter Control Grant, 1981




Box 10 / Folder 28
Little Tykes, 1983




Box 10 / Folder 29
Lobello, Vince (Special Assistant to Mayor Roy L. Ray), undated




Box 10 / Folder 30-33
Mail Received, 1980-1981




Box 11 / Folder 1-4
Mail Received, 1982-1983




Box 11 / Folder 5-6
Management By Objectives, 1980-1983




Box 11 / Folder 7-8
Management Compensation System, 1980-1983




Box 11 / Folder 9
Manpower Consortium, 1980




Box 11 / Folder 10-12
Metropolitan Human Services Commission, 1980-1983




Box 11 / Folder 13-19
Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority, 1980-1983




Box 11 / Folder 20-24
Miscellaneous, 1980-1982




Box 12 / Folder 1
Miscellaneous, 1983




Box 12 / Folder 2
National Alliance of Business, 1980




Box 12 / Folder 3-6
National League of Cities, 1980-1983




Box 12 / Folder 7
Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization (NEFCO), 1981




Box 12 / Folder 8
NEFCO - A95 Review, 1980




Box 12 / Folder 9-12
NEFCO - By-Laws and Committees, 1980-1983




Box 12 / Folder 13
NEFCO - Certificate of Appreciation: Maxine K. Imdorf, Chairman, 1981




Box 12 / Folder 14-18
NEFCO - Correspondence, 1980-1983




Box 12 / Folder 19-21
NEFCO - Executive Committee, 1980-1982




Box 12 / Folder 22
NEFCO - Financial Report, 1980




Box 12 / Folder 23-34
NEFCO - General Policy Board, Roy L. Ray, Chairman, 1981-1982




Box 13 / Folder 1
NEFCO - Minutes of Meetings, 1980




Box 13 / Folder 2
NEFCO - Miscellaneous, 1980




Box 13 / Folder 3
NEFCO - Water Plan, 1980




Box 13 / Folder 4
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency - Correspondence, 1980




Box 13 / Folder 5
National Rubber Machinery (NMR) Building, 1976-1980




Box 13 / Folder 6
Ohio Arts Council, 1982




Box 13 / Folder 7-8
Ohio Bell, 1983




Box 13 / Folder 9-11
Ohio Department of Transportation, 1980-1982




Box 13 / Folder 12-15
Ohio Municipal League, 1980-1983




Box 13 / Folder 16
Ohio Municipal League/Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Candidates, 1983




Box 13 / Folder 17
Ohio School Board Association, 1980




Box 13 / Folder 18
Oil and Gas Development, 1981




Box 13 / Folder 19
Operations Task Force, 1981




Box 13 / Folder 20
Pagnard, David (Deputy Mayor of Administration), 1980-1982




Box 13 / Folder 21-24
Parks and Recreation, 1980-1983




Box 13 / Folder 25
People Power, 1980-1981




Box 13 / Folder 26-28
Permits, 1980-1982




Box 13 / Folder 29
Phelps, Jim, 1982-1983




Box 13 / Folder 30-33
Planning Department, 1980-1981




Box 14 / Folder 1-6
Planning Department, 1982-1983




Box 14 / Folder 7
Police Chief Prease, undated




Box 14 / Folder 8
Police: Civil Liability Unit, 1980




Box 14 / Folder 9
Police Communications System, 1979-1980




Box 14 / Folder 10
Police: Conley Case, 1981




Box 14 / Folder 11-20
Police Department, 1980-1983




Box 14 / Folder 21
Police Disciplinary Cases, 1980




Box 15 / Folder 1
Police Disciplinary Cases, 1981-1983




Box 15 / Folder 2
Police Gun Policy, 1981-1982




Box 15 / Folder 3-4
Police Oath Forms Administered, 1980-1983




Box 15 / Folder 5
Police Procedures Committee Study, 1979




Box 15 / Folder 6
Police: Woods Case, undated




Box 15 / Folder 7
Polsky's, 1980-1981




Box 15 / Folder 8
Poulos, Larry (Deputy Mayor of Labor Relations), undated




Box 15 / Folder 9-12
Press Releases, 1980-1983




Box 15 / Folder 13-15
Private Industry Council, 1981-1983




Box 15 / Folder 16-23
Proclamations, 1980-1983




Box 16 / Folder 1
Public Corruption Case, 1980




Box 16 / Folder 2-6
Public Service Department, 1980-1983




Box 16 / Folder 7
Public Technologies Incorporated, 1980




Box 16 / Folder 8-9
Public Utilities Bureau Annual Report, 1979




Box 16 / Folder 10-17
Public Utilities Commission, 1980-1983




Box 16 / Folder 18
Public Utilities Commission Oil and Gas Development, undated




Box 16 / Folder 19-20
Quaker Square, 1980-1982




Box 16 / Folder 21-24
Recycle Energy System, 1980-1981




Box 17 / Folder 1-6
Recycle Energy System, 1981-1983




Box 17 / Folder 7
Resignations, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 8-9
Revenue Sharing, 1980-1981




Box 17 / Folder 10
Roadway Express, 1979-1980




Box 17 / Folder 11
Safety Division Meeting, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 12
Safety Officer, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 13
Sanitation Services Contracting, 1981




Box 17 / Folder 14-15
"Save the Jobs" Committee, 1980-1981




Box 17 / Folder 16-19
Senior Citizens, 1980-1983




Box 17 / Folder 20
Sodium Dioxide Monitoring, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 21
Springfield 91 Sewer, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 22
Springfield 91 Letters, 1981




Box 17 / Folder 23-25
State of Ohio, 1980-1983




Box 17 / Folder 26-27
State Office Building, 1977-1979




Box 17 / Folder 28
Summit County Commissioners, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 29-32
Summit County Conference of Mayors, 1980-1983




Box 17 / Folder 33-36
Summit County Council of Governments(SC-COG), 1980-1983




Box 17 / Folder 37
Summit County Council of Governments By-Laws, Membership Committee, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 38
Summit County Council of Governments Minutes of Meetings, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 39
Summit County Council of Governments Miscellaneous, 1980




Box 17 / Folder 40
Summit County Council of Governments Solid Waste Management Plan, 1979




Box 18 / Folder 1-3
Summit County Government, 1981-1983




Box 18 / Folder 4
Summit County Criminal Justice, 1980




Box 18 / Folder 5
Summit County Facilities Review Board Report, 1983




Box 18 / Folder 6
"Summit 21", 1982




Box 18 / Folder 7-9
Superblock, 1978-1983




Box 18 / Folder 10
Tax Sharing Proposal, 1982




Box 18 / Folder 11-14
Traffic Engineering, 1981-1983




Box 18 / Folder 15-16
Training, 1980-1981




Box 18 / Folder 17
Transit Mall, 1983




Box 18 / Folder 18
United Nations, 1979




Box 18 / Folder 19-28
United States Conference of Mayors, 1980-1983




Box 18 / Folder 29-32
United Way, 1980-1983




Box 18 / Folder 33-36
University of Akron, 1980-1983




Box 18 / Folder 37
University of Akron Convocation Center Study, 1983




Box 19 / Folder 1
Urban Development Action Grant, 1981-1982




Box 19 / Folder 2
Urban Jobs and Enterprise Zone Act. H.B. 351, 1982




Box 19 / Folder 3
Vetoes - Mayor Roy L. Ray, 1982-1983




Box 19 / Folder 4
Ward Fairs, 1983




Box 19 / Folder 5-8
Water Department, 1980-1983




Box 19 / Folder 9-10
Water Policy, 1980-1981




Box 19 / Folder 11-13
Water Pollution Control, 1980-1983




Box 19 / Folder 14-16
Weights and Measures, 1980-1983




Box 19 / Folder 17
West Side Neighbors, 1979-1983




Box 19 / Folder 18-20
Y Bridge, 1980-1982




Box 19 / Folder 21
Young Men's Christian Association, 1980-1983




Box 19 / Folder 22
Young Women's Christian Association, 1983




Box 19 / Folder 23-25
Zoo, 1980-1983




Box 20
Contents Restricted, undated