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Mount Vernon work session: council moves prisoner‑meals transfer to agenda after officials cite budget shortfall; executive session held
Summary
The Mount Vernon City Council on Oct. 6 reviewed a slate of departmental items and directed several to the agenda for future action, including a request to transfer funds to cover higher‑than‑expected prisoner meal costs.
The Mount Vernon City Council on Oct. 6 reviewed a slate of departmental items and directed several to the agenda for future action, including a request to transfer funds to cover higher-than-expected prisoner meal costs.
During discussion of the Department of Public Safety request to transfer funds for prisoner meals, Deputy Chief Pattison said the per‑meal cost rose by about $0.50 and that the number of arrests had increased. Pattison told the council the budgeted amount for prisoner meals had been $15,000 for several prior years but was set at $10,000 for 2025; the department expects the lower line is now insufficient. He said the city’s 2024 expenses…
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