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Charleston City Council approves routine purchases and adds two homeland security grants for fire teams

Charleston City Council · April 23, 2026
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Summary

The Charleston City Council approved a slate of procurement items, contracts and a $200,000 accommodation-tax commitment for an affordable housing project at Cannon and King Streets, and voted to add and accept two 2025 Homeland Security grants totaling $85,000 for the city fire department.

The Charleston City Council approved a package of routine purchases, contract amendments and grant acceptances and added two federal homeland security grants to the agenda during a regularly scheduled meeting chaired by the council chair.

At the opening of the meeting Councilmember (S2) asked for a moment of silence "for our friend and brother, Robbie Somerville, and his family," which the body observed.

The council approved the April 14 minutes and then moved through a series of procurement actions. Chair (S1) presented amendments and contracts that the council approved by voice vote, including an amendment to the Pure Storage SaaS annual subscription maintenance (transcribed change from $457,514.36 to $537,000.727), annual VM software…

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