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Garfield Heights council adopts four emergency ordinances, honors local child-care provider
Summary
At its March 24 meeting, Garfield Heights City Council adopted a moratorium extension on smoke- and vape-related businesses, approved participation in an ambulance supplemental payment program, passed midyear appropriations and renewed liability insurance; the council also honored local child-care provider Aliyah Loves.
Garfield Heights City Council on Monday night adopted four emergency ordinances and a resolution and heard routine city reports, including a new online permitting launch and an upcoming hazardous-waste collection.
The council unanimously approved: an extension of the moratorium on new smoke- and vape-shop permits (Ordinance 21-2025); an ordinance authorizing the city to participate in the Ohio Ambulance Supplemental Payment Program (Ordinance 22-2025); midyear appropriations for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025 (Ordinance 23-2025); and an agreement to obtain city liability and property coverage through the Public Entities Pool of Ohio (Ordinance 24-2025). The council also moved Resolution 16-2025 to the beginning of the agenda and adopted it to honor local child-care provider Aliyah Loves.
Why it matters: The moratorium preserves the status quo while the city reviews rules governing smoke- and…
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