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Council discusses large appropriation amendment, oversight concerns for fire headquarters project
Summary
Council members debated amendments to the 2025 appropriation ordinance that increase funding for the new fire headquarters and other capital items, with questions about prior unassigned appropriations, change orders, and additional costs for art and recreational projects tied to the larger construction budget.
Athens City Council members discussed an amendment to the 2025 appropriation ordinance that would increase appropriations tied to the new fire headquarters and related capital projects, but did not vote on the measure at Monday’s meeting.
The amendment (Ordinance 63-25) would appropriate specific sums from unappropriated balances — including $350,000 to the Safety Services Fund (206) and $30,000 to the Capital Improvements Fund (580) — and would increase the project authorization amounts, including expanding a project total to $14,352,000 and raising the Safety Services Fund portion from $9,000,000 to $9,932,000. Member Thomas reviewed the ordinance’s…
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