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Council to consider transfer from general fund for firefighter turnout gear after debate over CDBG use
Summary
Council member Rebecca Rathmill presented a proposal to transfer general fund balance to purchase turnout gear for the Binghamton Fire Department after rejecting an earlier mayoral request to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; council voted 7-0 to expedite the ordinance’s consideration.
Council members heard a proposal on Monday to fund turnout gear for the Binghamton Fire Department through a transfer from the city’s general fund rather than drawing from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money.
Council member Rebecca Rathmill, presenting the finance committee item, said council rejected an earlier mayoral request in June to use unspent CDBG funds for turnout gear because CDBG is primarily intended to create and preserve…
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