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Finance committee calls for grant application for bicentennial celebrations and a small fire‑department appropriation request
Summary
The Finance and Personnel Committee called for a grant application to fund America250 and Barberton135 celebrations and called for an appropriation to the fire department capital budget for a hose projector; both requests were advanced for council consideration.
The Finance and Personnel Committee on Monday called for legislation to apply to the Barberton Community Foundation for a grant of up to $25,000 to support the city’s America250 and Barberton135 celebrations and also called for a $7,687.50 appropriation from city grant funds to the fire department’s capital budget for equipment.
The mayor told the committee the grant application was time‑sensitive; the foundation’s application deadline is Oct. 1 and the city’s request would fund items for next year’s America250 and the city’s 135th anniversary, including community giveaways or public art. Committee members voted to call the grant legislation with emergency wording so the application can be submitted on time.
Separately, the committee called for legislation to appropriate $7,687.50 to the fire department’s capital budget from city grant funds for a specialized hose projector. The fire chief had indicated that, if approved, the piece of equipment was standard and could be delivered within days. Both items were called for introduction to the full council from committee.
No final appropriations were adopted at the committee level; the committee’s action was to ask the full council to consider these items in a formal ordinance.
