Akron’s Citizen’s Police Oversight (CPOB) was approved by voters in November 2022, and held their first meeting on April 5, 2023. The CPOB’s mission is to provide independent oversight of police practices and forward their findings to the Mayor. They oversee the Office of the Independent Police Auditor who conducts external and…
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Many of you have received a mailing from the City of Akron and Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) offering optional exterior water and sewer house line insurance. I’ve had a number of folks who are unsure whether this may be worthwhile, or if the letter was a scam. This is a legitimate partnership between Akron and SWLA.All…
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Ward 8 has never been able to access Federal Housing funds due to the program’s zip code based income guidelines. Basically 44313’s aggregate income levels were too high to warrant federal help, even though we have areas that need assistance. This has frustrated my predecessors on Council, the Adminstration and myself, especially when…
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On January 5th, during our Capital Budget hearings, City Council was first made aware of the Mayor’s proposal to purchase standardized long guns (rifles) for police officers. This was quite a surprise for all of us on council, as we had no idea this was coming down the pike. It’s listed under the $255,000 Police Gear and…
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