The Charleston City Council on July 21 approved multiple finance committee recommendations: authorization to apply for $559,300 from the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program; purchase of three rear-load refuse packer trucks for $621,800.40; a $120,600 contract with Mountwest Community & Technical College for paramedic training for 18 Charleston Fire Department members; $126,653 for playground and adult fitness equipment at Danner Meadow Park; and an amendment to the FY2025–26 general fund budget that rolls over capital expenditures and includes a $36,000 settlement related to Spring Hill.

The council’s finance committee recommended each measure. A committee representative said the highway safety grant "has been sought yearly" and the committee recommended approval; the resolution authorizes the mayor or city manager to apply for and administer any funds awarded to reimburse partial coordinator salary and enforcement overtime for activities including DUI, seat-belt enforcement, work-zone safety, distracted and aggressive driving, equipment, and training.

Council member Jenkins spoke in favor of the Mountwest contract, saying it "gets those 18 members of CFD, their certification, and paramedics, and, it actually increases the efficacy and the betterment for the Charleston Fire Department and the citizens here." The resolutions for the packer trucks and playground equipment were described as budgeted capital replacements or planned park renovations.

The budget amendment rolls over unspent capital from FY2024–25 into FY2025–26, allocates $36,000 for a settlement at Spring Hill and moves prior-year funds for prepaid insurance and ballpark debt service. The council adopted the committee reports by voice votes or roll calls as recorded; no formal opposition was recorded in the meeting record.

The mayor also noted that bids open the following day for renovations on six fire stations. The council introduced one new zoning bill (Bill 8059) for referral to the municipal planning commission and planning streets and traffic.

No implementation timelines for the purchases or for use of grant funds were specified in the meeting record; contract execution and equipment delivery were described as proceeding under competitively sourced contracts or budgeted capital replacement processes.