FIRETRUCK ACCUSATIONS 

A DEBATE IS PLAYING OUT IN THE CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND. MATT RASCON WITH ONN AFFILIATE WKYC-TV SAYS CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE UNION MEMBERS SAY THE MAYOR MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR A NEEDED NEW FIRE ENGINE AND AMBULANCE.

A RESOLUTION SIGNED TO JANUARY 2022. TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR BRANDON KING TO ENTER A CONTRACT WITH ATLANTIC EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS. THE CONTRACT WAS TO BUY A NEW PIERCE CUSTOMERS FIRE PUMPER FOR MORE THAN $679,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND. NOW THE COMPANY BUILT THE FIRE ENGINE AND AMBULANCE AND THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAYS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED TO THE CITY AROUND THIS TIME. BUT IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, HE SAYS THEY LEARNED FROM THE MAYOR THAT THE MONEY ISN'T THERE.
TAG: ACCORDING TO EAST CLEVELAND LAW DIRECTOR WILLA HEMMONS, THE MAYOR SAID IN THAT COUNCIL MEETING THAT THE MONEY WAS NEVER APPROPRIATED AND THEY REQUIRE A LOAN TO BUY THE EQUIPMENT.