Votes at a glance: Committee advances multiple CIP budget amendments and program allocations
Summary
The Committee on Community Improvement unanimously approved a series of budget authorization amendments and line-item changes (items 1—13) to advance to the full Board; amounts and CIP codes were recorded where provided in the meeting record.
The Manchester Board of Mayor & Aldermen Committee on Community Improvement voted to approve items 1 through 13, advancing the budget authorizations and line-item changes to the full Board or implementing them as noted in committee communications.
Items approved at the committee meeting (motion and unanimous "Aye" recorded for each):
- Item 1: Amending resolution providing for the transfer and expenditure of funds in the amount of $191,525 (part of a multi-item project; items 1— were considered together). CIP number: not specified in transcript.
- Items 2—: Part of the same project as item 1; details and amounts for items 2— were discussed as part of a combined vote and not individually specified in the committee transcript.
- Item 5: Acceptance and expenditure of $125,000 for CIP 611225, 447 Union Street Community Engagement Training Center. (Motion: Alderman Lund; second: Alderman Birkisch)
- Item 6: Acceptance and expenditure of $232,851.57 for CIP 611325, 231 Merrimack Street affordable housing program. (Motion and second recorded)
- Item 7: Transfer and expenditure of $150,000 for CIP 511223, West High School tennis courts. (Motion approved)
- Item 8: Acceptance and expenditure of $2,000 for CIP 1806008 26, Manchester Youth Council and Empowerment Group. (Motion: Ronald Long; second: Alderman Burgess)
- Item 9: Acceptance and expenditure of $45,000 for CIP 410021726, oral health program. (Motion and second recorded)
- Item 10: Acceptance and expenditure of $2,500 for CIP 5070926, used-oil grant/upgraded waste-oil collection services. (Motion and second recorded)
- Item 11: Acceptance and expenditure of $20,668 for CIP 5071026, household hazardous waste collection. (Motion and second recorded)
- Item 12: Communication from Whitney Dade, MPD GRAMA coordinator, requesting $4,000 be reallocated from other to salaries and wages for CIP 410325, police ShotSpotter/gunshot detection. (Motion and second recorded)
- Item 13: Communication from Todd Fleming, GRAMA administration and manager, requesting a line-item budget modification for CIP 500070326, FY '26 Roadway Program. (Motion and second recorded)
Committee members recorded "Aye" for each motion; no nays or abstentions were recorded in the committee transcript. The chair reported items 1 through 4 will go forward to the full Board. Several motions included named movers and seconders in the record; where specific movers/seconders were stated in the transcript those names are noted above.
