Cleveland Council Approves Emergency Funding for City Services
Cleveland City Council has passed an emergency ordinance to provide $491,427 in additional funding to the city's General Fund. The measure, filed as Ord. No. 656-2026, utilizes additional EMS revenues to support various municipal departments and their daily operations 656-2026 2026 June Supplemental Ordinance 656-2026-Legislative Summary for Supplemental Ordinance.
What's in the file
The ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $491,427 to the General Fund to cover specific personnel and operational expenses. The rationale provided is that these funds are necessary for the usual daily operation of municipal departments 656-2026 2026 June Supplemental Ordinance.
Specific allocations include:
- $36,427 for the Office of Equal Opportunity to pay wages for members of the Fair Employment Wage Board.
- $50,000 for the Division of Financial Reporting and Control to contract with Clark, Shaffer, Hackett for accounting services.
- $265,000 for the Division of Risk Management to purchase various types of insurance.
- $140,000 for the Division of Environment to hire two additional employees for the lead initiative 656-2026-Legislative Summary for Supplemental Ordinance.
| Department | Amount |
|---|---|
| Office of Equal Opportunity | $ 36,427 |
| Division of Financial Reporting and Control | $ 50,000 |
| Division of Risk Management | $ 265,000 |
| Division of Environment | $ 140,000 |
Who may be affected
- Office of Equal Opportunity: Receives funding for Fair Employment Wage Board wages.
- Department of Finance: Receives funding for accounting services and insurance purchases.
- Department of Public Health: Receives funding to hire two new employees for the Division of Environment.
Status and timeline
- May 18, 2026: The ordinance was read for the first time and referred to the Directors of Finance and Law, as well as the Committee on Finance Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
- June 12, 2026: The ordinance was officially recorded and passed 656-2026 FINAL VERSION-CITY RECORD JUNE 12, 2026 PG. 33.
Residents can verify all details of this appropriation by reviewing the official source record.
Key facts
- Total appropriation
- $491,427
- New employees hired
- 2
Source record
- File
- 656-2026
- Type
- Emergency Ordinance
- Status
- Passed
- Committee
- City Council
- Introduced
- May 13, 2026
Official documents
- 656-2026 2026 June Supplemental Ordinance
- 656-2026-Legislative Summary for Supplemental Ordinance
- 656-2026 FINAL VERSION-CITY RECORD JUNE 12, 2026 PG. 33