/news/tags/akron-budget Akron budget en-US Copyright Tue, 16 May 2023 00:57:56 GMT /government-politics/2023-05-15/akron-officials-consider-changing-section-56-a-controversial-budget-provision Akron City Council voted to form a committee that will focus on modifying a decades-old provision that allows the mayor to approve certain high-priced contracts without council's approval. Tue, 16 May 2023 00:57:56 GMT /government-politics/2023-05-15/akron-officials-consider-changing-section-56-a-controversial-budget-provision Anna Huntsman /government-politics/2023-03-27/some-akron-council-members-plan-to-vote-against-citys-2023-budget A number of Akron City Council members take issue with a provision in the budget that has allowed mayors to approve millions of dollars in contracts without council's approval since the 1960s. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:19:24 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-27/some-akron-council-members-plan-to-vote-against-citys-2023-budget Anna Huntsman /news/government-politics/2022-03-21/akron-city-council-takes-next-steps-on-operating-budget The council underwent three days of hearings before the budget committee last week and is expected to make a decision today. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 20:32:02 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-03-21/akron-city-council-takes-next-steps-on-operating-budget Andrew Meyer /news/government-politics/2018-11-27/divided-akron-city-council-turns-down-free-trial-of-budget-software On a split vote Akron City Council has again said no to a trial run with software that would give citizens a detailed and interactive view of how the city… Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:40:16 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-11-27/divided-akron-city-council-turns-down-free-trial-of-budget-software /news/government-politics/2018-11-26/akron-councilman-pushing-for-budget-software-that-would-make-process-more-open-to-citizens Akron City Council is slated to vote tonight on legislation that could make its annual budget more accessible to the community.Since summer, 2017, council… Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:29:50 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-11-26/akron-councilman-pushing-for-budget-software-that-would-make-process-more-open-to-citizens Kabir Bhatia /news/community/2018-01-23/priorities-for-akrons-income-tax-hike-include-fire-stations-roads-police-training-and-staff Akron has released its spending plan for the additional money for public safety and roads raised from an income-tax increase approved by voters last… Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:43:02 GMT /news/community/2018-01-23/priorities-for-akrons-income-tax-hike-include-fire-stations-roads-police-training-and-staff /news/community/2018-01-23/morning-headlines-akron-unveils-2018-capital-budget-arco-dump-cleanup-gets-another-3-25-million Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, Jan. 23:Akron will postpone courthouse project, take on more debt in 2018 capital budget;Cleveland strikes… Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:15:00 GMT /news/community/2018-01-23/morning-headlines-akron-unveils-2018-capital-budget-arco-dump-cleanup-gets-another-3-25-million Amanda Rabinowitz /news/government-politics/2017-02-15/akrons-2017-budget-reflects-reality-the-massive-sewer-project-will-impact-generations-to-come Akron City Council on Monday approved a $966 million spending plan, made up of a $550 million operating budget and a $375 million capital budget.Akron… Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:58:18 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-02-15/akrons-2017-budget-reflects-reality-the-massive-sewer-project-will-impact-generations-to-come Jeff St. Clair