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Akron council approves multiple emergency ordinances, contracts and pilot program funding
Summary
At a single meeting, Akron City Council suspended rules and approved a series of ordinances and contracts — including funding for the Akron International Soapbox Derby, emergency demolition payments, a pilot legal-counsel program, and adoption of a master tree planting plan — most by unanimous votes or placement on the consent agenda.
The Akron City Council moved through a package of new legislation and the consent agenda that included several emergency ordinances, contract authorizations and program approvals.
Councilman Lombardo sponsored multiple items that the body approved or placed on the consent agenda: an ordinance authorizing the mayor to contract with the Akron International Soapbox Derby to provide operational funding for the 2025 event (passed 13-0 after suspension of rules), and ordinances authorizing contracts with…
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