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Key approvals at a glance:

- Ordinance 442-2025 (Contract CT1506PS2023-287 with Diligent Canada Inc.): The Committee authorized a three-year extension for the Diligent audit-management software-as-a-service contract used by the Department of Finance\u0000s internal audit group. The presenter said the three-year cost is about $86,000 (roughly $28,000 per year).

- Ordinance 237-2025 (Contract CT5001PS2024-364 with Ohio Public Health Association): The Committee approved an amendment to continue temporary staffing support to provide health inspectors for busy periods, increasing the agreement to $100,000 with an option to renew.

- Ordinance 425-2025 (Agreement with Ohio Department of Health): The Committee authorized the Department of Public Health to serve as the local delegated authority to perform environmental lead investigations for Medicaid-eligible and non-Medicaid children and to enter contracts with vendors (lead inspectors and a laboratory) needed to implement investigations. The director said the city has been the local delegated authority since the post-2015 corrective work and that the state reimburses the city for investigations.

- Ordinance 230-2025 (Contract renewal RC2023-075 with Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP): The Committee authorized a one-year renewal, under a state term contract, for inspection, testing and service of proprietary fire-protection and life-safety systems used across the Department of Public Utilities. The department said it budgets roughly $300,000 for the extension year.

- Ordinance 293-2025 (Procurements for high-voltage pipe-type cable system): The Committee authorized requirement contracts to repair, replace and maintain oil-filled high-voltage pipe-type cable system components for Cleveland Public Power. Staff said the system is specialized, oil-filled and underground, with few vendors able to perform the work; the two-year authorization includes a budget placeholder of $1 million.

- Ordinance 294-2025 (Roofing maintenance and repair contracts): The Committee authorized requirement contracts for labor and materials to maintain, test, evaluate, repair or replace roofs and appurtenances across the Department of Public Utilities for two years, with options to renew.

- Resolution 431-2025: The Committee approved a resolution recognizing 2025 as Reentry Awareness Month.

- Ordinance 435-2025: The Committee amended codified ordinances to allow the Cleveland Commission on Black Women and Girls to pay for childcare at events and to hire or contract for an intern from a local university to support the commission\u0000s work.

Presenters noted legal review where applicable; staff clarified funding lines when asked. For example, the public-health lead investigation ordinance included a funding amendment to use fund number 10SF304 and other funds approved by the director of finance, recorded in an amendment signed by the assistant director of law.

All listed items were announced as \"stands approved\" in committee during the meeting; the transcript does not include vote counts or individual roll-call votes for these items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, April 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting on Monday, the Cleveland City Council Committee on Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion approved a series of emergency ordinances, contract amendments and resolutions across departments, the committee chair announced.","taxTitle","Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio","taxId",2662,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6086740,"Council committee approves $500,000 increase to summer youth jobs contract with YOU",2000,816000,2816000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2894350-8f4de92ab30417e2003c7362721b9c7b&start=816&end=2816","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2894350-8f4de92ab30417e2003c7362721b9c7b/thumbnail_816000.jpg","/articles/6086740/Cleveland/Cuyahoga-County/Ohio/Council-committee-approves-500000-increase-to-summer-youth-jobs-contract-with-YOU","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086740-2562f5d2f10a3917415d1bd828506316/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447460&Signature=E1dXG4VdLTf2ihOyNZ5NH456w--drcn8pdI7vma4VC~m~bpsK1vgubI6I4QgNRdRESGgakz5E9GsBb~V-Nt9a43B4vucX8zpWKyKgRGrMG5Ju-7SJbZXe1ZYWyV9mofJqufUxYboXmGWR07BVKC6IcFTTTWoe4zQhpO5~TRCXbEapRrss~ZqBjkrwcbTVStbtMlOuZghtSiTS0gcQyAug-4f8IJM5perJhu7zOxD8FW7aXq25Us09I7Ltov~Jvc2b7D-96BgftUVPLr9MS2weYDG3WcYZ1E-k5OQNFhk7I4yi1rszXIAWTmp0mrNyN9GVwdHhMw-8qNnVoys6l38Iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cleveland City Council Committee on Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Monday approved Ordinance 383-2025, an emergency amendment to contract PS2024-86 that adds $500,000 to the city\u0000s contract with Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) to recruit up to 150 more applicants, hire four additional job coaches for 2025 and exercise the contract renewal option.

The ordinance was presented by Chief Pryor Jones of the Office of Prevention, Intervention and Opportunity and supported on the floor by Councilwoman Santana; Councilman McCormick asked to be added as a co-sponsor during the meeting. The committee approved the ordinance with no recorded roll-call tally in the meeting transcript.

City officials and YOU representatives said the additional funding increases the local share of summer youth employment slots. \"The work that the PIO office has been doing with YOU for the last several years is really an essential part of the city's ... prevention work,\" Chief Pryor Jones said during the presentation. Eric Dillenback of YOU outlined program scale and operational plans.

City and YOU staff told the committee their planning numbers reflect multiple funding streams. As of April 3, staff said the program had received roughly 6,100 applications countywide, of which 3,360 were City of Cleveland residents; 2,487 applicants had been selected in the first round, and 1,670 of those selected were Cleveland residents. Staff said the program combines county, city, federal (TANF) and private funds to reach what they estimate will be 1,900 total slots across all funding sources this summer; using historical percentages, they project about 1,330 of those slots will be filled by Cleveland residents. The city general fund dollars approved in this ordinance will pay for 400 of those Cleveland slots, staff said.

Council members pressed staff to explain the arithmetic and per-youth costs. Councilman Casey said the city-funded 400 slots equate to about $3,750 per youth and asked how much of that is direct wages. Program staff said wages are budgeted at $13.50 per hour for 150 hours over six weeks, or $2,025 in wages per participant. Councilman Casey asked YOU to provide a detailed breakdown of administrative costs and the remainder of the per-participant allocation; staff agreed to supply that information.

YOU representatives described program supports intended to improve long-term outcomes. \"We added a new position with the support of a private funder called our career pathway navigator,\" Eric Dillenback said; the navigator will work with high-school seniors and recent graduates to identify pathways to college or employment and provide follow-up once participants gain work.

Staff also described supervision and targeting. YOU staff said the current coach-to-youth ratio is roughly 1 to 40 and that the added coaches funded by the amendment should lower that ratio; the program also operates separate diversion and year-round training initiatives that coordinate with community partners.

Committee members repeatedly urged expanding the program and pressing the private sector and other funders to increase support. Councilman McCormick and others said hiring youth is a high-priority investment in public safety and workforce development.

The ordinance record in the committee indicates approval; the transcript contains no roll-call vote totals. Council members asked staff and YOU to return or follow up with additional documentation, including a full administrative-cost breakdown, the final slot allotment once selection rounds are completed, and confirmation of the total local funding package for 2025.","The Cleveland committee approved an emergency ordinance to add $500,000 to the city\u0000s contract with Youth Opportunities Unlimited, funding 400 city-paid summer job slots, adding four job coaches and creating a career-pathway navigator position; committee members pressed staff for a clearer breakdown of administrative costs and slot allocation.","actionData","errors"]

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Finance committee approves a bundle of contracts and public-health agreements; audit software, utilities and lead investigations among items signed

Council committee approves $500,000 increase to summer youth jobs contract with YOU