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Cleveland committee approves ordinance to add backup city credit cards, permit arbitration charges
Summary
The Committee of Finance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion approved Ordinance 15o7-2025 to authorize backup credit cards for specified council and city offices and to allow the Law Department's card to pay arbitration expenses; council members sought follow‑up on card limits, accounting trails and vendor payment changes.
The Committee of Finance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion approved Ordinance 15o7-2025 on Jan. 12, 2026, adding backup credit cards for certain council and city functions and expanding the Law Department's authorized credit‑card uses to include arbitration expenses. The ordinance was introduced and amended by Council Member Griffin and filed with the Law Department on Jan. 12, 2026.
Council leadership and administration staff told the committee the change is intended to ensure safe, uninterrupted travel and to allow timely payment when vendors decline checks. “We want to ensure and provide safe…
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