# City of Akron Council Committee Meetings - 11.9.2026

Akron City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting, held Nov. 9, 2026 (the metadata timestamp is Nov. 10), reviewed five grant-related ordinances and a police training-range contract. The committee approved placing on the consent agenda ordinances authorizing the city, if awarded, to accept and spend a three-year Office on Violence Against Women grant of just under $800,000 for personnel and investigative work; a one-year Ohio Traffic Safety Office grant of just under $90,000 for impaired-driving and traffic enforcement; and a three-year Bureau of Justice Assistance grant of just under $1.5 million, with Akron serving as Summit County’s subrecipient for investigative equipment and personnel. Members also approved consent placement for a one-time Spirit of Blue Foundation grant to purchase AEDs; no amount was stated. The committee likewise approved consent placement for an agreement with Summit County for police outdoor firearms-range training, at a cost of up to $45,000. The department said it also uses Cuyahoga Falls for indoor range access.

The Budget and Finance Committee approved placing on the consent agenda the annual temporary appropriation for Jan. 1–March 31, 2027, allowing city spending during the first quarter to continue at the level of the original 2026 operating budget while revenue and expenditure projections are finalized. No appropriation total was stated. The transcript records committee consent votes on these items; it does not establish final full-Council enactment.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Sources
- [City of Akron Council Committee Meetings - 11.9.2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTklL3nQE1E) - Akron City Council