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Kettering Council approves salt purchase, security upgrades, arts grant, cyber grant application, eclipse reimbursement, AED donation and supplemental appropri-
Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting the council approved multiple resolutions: purchase of 5,500 tons of road salt ($350,130 est.), replacement of the Municipal Court security system ($50,000), acceptance of a $35,773 Ohio Arts Council grant for Rosewood Arts Center, application for a Cyber Ohio grant (up to $20,000, 20% local match), $11,047.67 eclipse personnel reimbursement, $6,000 AED donation, and $555,974.46 in supplemental appropriations.
Kettering City Council on Aug. 13 approved a package of resolutions authorizing purchases, grant acceptances, reimbursements and supplemental appropriations.
Key approvals included a resolution to purchase approximately 5,500 tons of road salt for the 2024-25 winter season at an estimated cost of $350,130 (the city budgeted $180,000 for salt this year). Public Service staff told council that bid prices for the upcoming season were about 30% lower than last year, a change staff said will reduce purchase costs if the city chooses to buy now. "The bid prices for this go round for the upcoming season were about 30% lower than last year's pricing," a staff member said.
Council also authorized competitive…
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