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Kettering council approves contract changes, bridge administration, grants and equipment purchases
Summary
At its Dec. 3 meeting the council enacted a contracts ordinance aligned with Ohio law, authorized ODOT bridge project administration and multiple grant applications, accepted a $150,000 homeland security grant for police equipment, and approved equipment and uniform contracts tied to the parks and public service departments.
Kettering City Council on Dec. 3 approved a package of ordinances and resolutions that city officials said will streamline contracting, advance a major bridge rehabilitation project, and seek state funding for pedestrian and bicycle improvements.
Council enacted an ordinance to add section 152.08 to the codified ordinances governing city contracts, a move the law department said will align municipal contract terms with recent state law. As Mr. Hamsey of the law department explained to council, “The Ohio General Assembly recently adopted Ohio revised code section 9.27 concerning provisions that are not allowed in State of Ohio contracts,” such as certain…
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