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Council approves applications for state impaired-driving and selective enforcement grants
Summary
Garfield Heights approved Resolution 24-20-25 to apply for and accept funding from the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s traffic-safety programs (IDEP and STEP); the measure passed 7-0 after suspension of reading rules and waiver of Rule 24.
Garfield Heights City Council on June 9 adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor to apply for and accept grant funding from the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Ohio Traffic Safety Office under the Impaired Driving Enforcement Program (IDEP) and the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP).
The resolution, read into the record and presented as a routine application for traffic-safety funding, was considered by title, the three-reading rule suspended and Rule 24 waived. Council members voted to adopt the resolution by roll-call (7-0).
Why it matters: these federal- and state-administered traffic-safety programs reimburse or support targeted enforcement and checkpoints that the city uses for impaired driving and other traffic-safety initiatives; staff indicated the grants fund additional enforcement operations. The council did not discuss specific award amounts during the meeting.
Next steps: the administration will submit applications to the Ohio Department of Public Safety and accept any award consistent with the resolution. No further conditions or local match amounts were discussed during the meeting.
