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Akron public safety committee places five grant ordinances on council consent agenda
Summary
The City of Akron public safety committee met at 2:15 p.m. and placed five grant ordinances on the council consent agenda, moving forward applications for Project Safe Neighborhoods, two body‑worn camera grants, a $2 million‑cap community‑based violence prevention initiative, and a State Homeland Security terrorism and mass‑casualty preparedness grant.
The City of Akron public safety committee met at 2:15 p.m. and placed five grant ordinances on the council consent agenda, moving forward applications for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), two body‑worn camera grants, a $2 million‑cap community‑based violence prevention initiative, and a State Homeland Security terrorism and mass‑casualty preparedness grant.
Chief McCozzi told the committee the PSN ordinance would allow the mayor or designee to apply for and, if awarded, accept funds to cover overtime related primarily to enforcement and violence‑prevention activities in the Anti‑Violence Bureau. "These are planned operations," he said, explaining the grant can pay overtime both for predictable…
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