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Garfield Heights council adopts package of ordinances including TIF to fund Kearny Road improvements
Summary
On Dec. 8, 2025, the Garfield Heights City Council approved a set of ordinances and resolutions—including a TIF to fund Kearny Road infrastructure, a school resource officer MOU, budget appropriations, an updated employee handbook, and two grant applications—by unanimous roll-call votes or formal withdrawal where noted.
Garfield Heights City Council approved a bundle of ordinances and resolutions at its Dec. 8 meeting, clearing several routine and policy items intended to fund infrastructure, set budget appropriations and update city policies.
The council adopted Ordinance 97-2025 to bring the city’s codified ordinances into alignment with the updated Ohio fire code. Council members moved to consider the ordinance by title, suspend the three‑reading requirement and waive rule 24; the measure was adopted by roll call (recorded as unanimous in the meeting record).
The council also approved Ordinance 98-2025, a memorandum of understanding between the city and the Garfield Heights City School District to provide school resource officers. Council considered the MOU by title, suspended reading rules and voted to adopt the ordinance.
Ordinance 99-2025 (final appropriations for fiscal year 2025) and Ordinance 100-2025 (appropriations for the fiscal period ending Dec. 31, 2026) were both considered by title, had their readings suspended and were adopted by roll call. Officials said these measures finalize the city’s spending plan for the current year and…
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