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Portsmouth council adopts several grants and ordinances; manager reports utility billing problems and elevator contract
Summary
Council approved multiple grant acceptances and ordinances (all votes 7-0), reviewed a troubled utility-billing system rollout, introduced a new HR director and announced a CFO hire offer; staff also reported an awarded contract to replace three elevators with parts expected to take about six months.
At its July 8 meeting, the Portsmouth City Council unanimously approved multiple budget and ordinance items, accepted state and federal grant funds and heard a city-manager report on a troubled utility-billing transition. Several adopted items were routine grant acceptances and budget appropriations; the clerk recorded each vote as 7-0.
Votes at a glance - Acceptance of a grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, $676,663, appropriated to the FY2026 grants fund to operate local probation and pretrial services and boardsmith — adopted 7-0. - Hazmat response cost-recovery funding, $9,234.99, appropriated to FY2026 grants fund for hazardous-material-team response capabilities — adopted 7-0. - State shared expense revenue in the amount of $152,591, appropriating $138,802 to judicial and $13,789 to general government for one-time…
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