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City council approves $10,000 for Southeast Community Day Parade; vote 6-0
Summary
At the July 22 work session the Newport News City Council approved a $10,000 funding request for the 34th annual Southeast Community Day Parade by a 6-0 vote, with one council member absent.
The Newport News City Council approved a $10,000 funding request for the 34th annual Southeast Community Day Parade during the July 22 work session.
Council members moved and seconded the funding request; the roll call recorded six votes in favor and no recorded votes against. Mayor Jones announced "Motion carries 6 0." Those voting in favor were Councilman Terry Long, Councilwoman Beck, Vice Mayor Bethany, Councilman Coleman, Councilman Healy and Mayor Jones. Councilman Harris was recorded as absent for the vote.
The request was presented by a council member during the "comments, ideas, suggestions" portion of the agenda as a single contingency request for $10,000 to support the parade. No additional details about the funding source or spending plan were specified during the work session.
The work session included other informational items — most notably a presentation on the city comprehensive plan update and a staff pledge to deliver materials on a proposed Sportsplex feasibility study at a future meeting — but the only formal action taken during the session recorded in the transcript was the parade funding approval.
The council did not specify the funding account or provide a written motion text in the record; mover and seconder were not named in the audio transcript.
