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Covington council adopts amendment to 2025 operating and capital budget, redirects funds to CID building and roundabout work
Summary
The Covington City Council adopted an ordinance amending the city'025 operating and capital budget to reallocate several line items, including $400,000 from bond proceeds for the CID building and GMA funds to supplement Columbia roundabout bids; the measure passed on a unanimous roll call.
The Covington City Council on Feb. 4 adopted an ordinance amending the city'025 operating and capital budget to move funds for a CID building, Columbia roundabout work and several other projects.
Councilman Roberts introduced the amendment and described a package of line-item changes that he said include funding for the CID building, engineering for MLK Creek, police and fire equipment and other routine capital needs. A staff member clarified that $400,000 will come from bond issuance funds and that the city plans to supplement Columbia roundabout bids with GMA (Greater Municipal Assistance) funds as needed.
The ordinance amendment also references a transfer of $5,000 from the general fund and $550,000 from the GMA fund to the listed projects; two smaller items at the bottom of the amendment were described as state supplemental funds, though the staff member did not name the specific programs. Council members did not receive public comment on the hearing before moving to adopt the ordinance.
Councilors voted by roll call to adopt the budget amendment. The roll call record in the meeting transcript shows all present council members voting yes.
The amendment is intended to fund near-term construction and engineering work; the staff member noted the CID building allocation will be drawn from bond proceeds rather than operating cash. The transcript does not include a detailed line-by-line budget document in the public record, so specific project budgets beyond the amounts discussed were not provided at the meeting.
The ordinance formally updates the 2025 operating and capital budget; councilors indicated project bidding and procurement steps will follow the budget change. No deadline for implementation was specified during the meeting.
