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Committee accepts state grant to buy firefighter turnout gloves; city to match $3,000
Summary
The committee approved Ordinance 122-2025 to accept a $15,000 Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation grant for firefighter turnout gloves with a required city match of $3,000.
The Cleveland Public Safety Committee on Jan. 27 approved Ordinance 122-2025, authorizing the director of public safety to accept a safety-intervention grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation to purchase firefighter turnout gloves for the Division of Fire.
Assistant Director Nicole Carlton and Assistant Chief Engelhardt presented the measure to the committee. The ordinance authorizes acceptance of $15,000 in grant funds with a city match of $3,000. Committee members confirmed the equipment would equip frontline personnel and approved the ordinance without objection.
The measure was described as a standard grant acceptance; staff said no legal objections were recorded in the packet and that the award would replenish or replace turnout gloves for frontline firefighters. The ordinance was signed up for final processing.
Ending: The committee approved the grant acceptance as presented and signed the ordinance up for processing.
