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Key outcomes from the Akron City Council meeting:
• FOP contract — Approved 12–1. Council passed an ordinance implementing the negotiated agreement between the City of Akron and the Fraternal Order of Police, Akron Lodge No. 7. The roll call vote recorded one no vote (Councilman Garrett). (See separate article for debate details.)
• SNAP assistance — Approved 13–0. An emergency ordinance authorizing the mayor or designee to provide funds not to exceed $100,000 to the Akron‑Canton Regional Food Bank to assist residents affected by a federal SNAP disruption passed after suspension of rules.
• Consent and related items — Consent agenda passed 13–0. Items placed on consent included disposition of city parcel (Summit County parcel 6803118) to James W. Brooks for renovation of the building at 18 West Miller Avenue and an ordinance authorizing applications to the Ohio EPA/Ohio Water Development Authority for the Britton Road reservoir replacement project. These items were handled on the consent agenda and not debated in detail at the meeting.
• Appointments — Approved 13–0. Council confirmed three appointments to the City of Akron Commission on Aging: Dr. Teresa Albanese, Clarissa Holly Calhoun, and Gaynel Stiff.
Meeting note: Suspension of rules was used for multiple emergency ordinances during the session. Several agenda items were placed on consent and approved without separate roll‑call debate beyond the committee reports.
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