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Schenectady accepts DOE police grant and two electric-vehicle infrastructure grants totaling $206,000
Summary
The council approved resolutions authorizing the mayor to accept a $126,000 Department of Energy grant for the police department and two electric-vehicle infrastructure grants — $54,800 from New York State and $25,200 from National Grid.
Schenectady — The Schenectady City Council on May 12 approved three resolutions authorizing the mayor to accept grants totaling $206,000 for the police department and electric-vehicle (EV) infrastructure.
The council approved a $126,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Schenectady Police Department, a $54,800 municipal zero-emission vehicle infrastructure grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and a $25,200 National Grid New York EV make-ready grant for the city.
Each item was read into the record by the clerk, noted as “discussed in committee without objection,” and placed on the legislative consent agenda. The consent agenda was approved by voice vote without recorded opposition.
The transcript does not include detailed descriptions of each grant’s scope, project timeline, or matching-fund requirements. Council action at the May 12 meeting authorized the mayor to accept the awards; no additional implementation details or departmental reports were provided during the meeting.
The National Grid and state grants are described in the agenda text as EV infrastructure support; the state award was identified as a municipal zero-emission vehicle infrastructure grant. The Department of Energy award was identified for the Schenectady Police Department; the transcript did not specify how the police department plans to use the funds.
City leaders approved all three items as part of the consent agenda; the council did not record a roll-call vote on the individual grants in the public transcript, and no amendments were offered on the council floor.
