Garfield Heights City Council on Oct. 27 approved several grant-acceptance measures and emergency declarations and unanimously passed two resolutions, while sending a proposed planning and zoning code to further readings.

Council adopted Ordinance 86-2025 to accept a Bureau workers' compensation safety intervention grant to purchase safety equipment for municipal use; the ordinance was considered by title, the council suspended the three-reading rule and waived rule 24 before approving the measure by roll call (vote recorded as 7–0). The ordinance text on the record did not specify the grant dollar amount.

The council also approved Ordinance 88-2025, authorizing the mayor to apply for and accept Community Development Supplemental Grant (CDSG) funds for a home repair grants program, and declared an emergency to expedite implementation. Motions to consider by title, suspend readings and waive rule 24 passed on roll calls with unanimous yes votes.

Resolution 38-2025, amending an earlier authorization to apply for and accept Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, was adopted after councilmembers said additional community engagement led to an extra $100,000 being awarded to the city. Mayor Matthew Burke and council members described the total amount as $250,000 (the transcript records an original $150,000 award plus an additional $100,000). The measure passed on a unanimous roll call.

The council moved to take Resolution 37-2025 up in the agenda and then adopted it. Resolution 37-2025 formally recognizes Coach Daryl Copeland for more than 20 years of coaching and teaching and cites team accomplishments, including multiple Lake Erie League championships and an undefeated season. The resolution language was read into the record and the council presented Coach Copeland with a formal recognition and photographs.

On the planning front, Ordinance 87-2025 — a proposed adoption of a new planning and zoning code that would repeal the existing code — was introduced and given its first reading. Several councilmembers and the mayor said they preferred to give residents time to review the proposed code; council moved the ordinance to a second reading and discussed holding three readings to ensure public input. That ordinance was not adopted at the Oct. 27 meeting.

All roll-call votes on the items described above were recorded as unanimous (7–0). Where the record did not include specific dollar amounts or further program details, the proceedings on the council floor described funding sources and intended uses but did not provide additional numerical breakdowns.

Councilmembers closed the meeting with ward reports and community announcements, and they reminded residents the next election is Nov. 4. The meeting was adjourned at 7:59 p.m.