Cleveland Approves Funding for Household Internet and Digital Services

Cleveland is investing more than $4 million to expand internet connectivity and technology education for local residents. Through emergency ordinance 623-2026, the City Council has authorized the Director of Innovation and Technology to provide funding to DigitalC to support household internet subscriptions and digital adoption services for 2025.

What's in the file

The legislation authorizes the Director of Innovation and Technology to make payments to DigitalC under City Contract ST 2024-0009. According to the 623-2026 Legislative Summary, the total cost of the authorized payments is $4,350,000.00. These funds will be paid from fund 10-400 or other funds as approved by the Finance Director.

The breakdown of the authorized payments is as follows:

Service CategoryAmount
Household internet subscriptions$2,350,000
Digital adoption services$2,000,000

The ordinance notes that this action is considered urgent and provides the necessary legislative authority to make these payments under a previous measure, Ordinance No. 126-2025, which was passed on February 3, 2025.

Who may be affected

Status and timeline

  1. 2025-02-03: Ordinance No. 126-2025 was passed, providing the initial legislative framework for these payments.
  2. 2026-05-08: Ordinance 623-2026 was introduced to the City Council.
  3. 2026-05-29: The ordinance was officially recorded as passed.

Residents can verify these details and review the full text of the legislation by visiting the Cleveland City Council website.

Source record

File
623-2026
Type
Emergency Ordinance
Status
Passed
Committee
City Council
Introduced
May 7, 2026

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