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Holyoke City Council approves multiple transfers, grants and procedural referrals in special June 30 meeting
Summary
At a June 30 special meeting, the Holyoke City Council approved a series of budget transfers, accepted two grants, moved multiple charter and ordinance items to committee, and took procedural votes on bond authorization and other items; several items were given leave to withdraw or referred for further review.
The Holyoke City Council met in a special session June 30 and took votes on multiple finance and procedural items, approving several budget transfers and grants, referring several charter and ordinance proposals to committee, and moving one bond authorization forward while returning a parallel item to the auditor for revision.
Councilors approved transfers including a $2,074.96 transfer for police training-related stipend funding and a $353,221.95 transfer to cover injured-on-duty payouts, both adopted on voice or roll-call votes that were recorded as unanimous. The council also approved a $3,075 internal personnel transfer to meet payroll obligations, and a $24,000 transfer to pay an environmental assessment tied to a historical spill noted by the Department of Environmental Protection.
The council accepted a federal energy-related grant described in the file as “DOE energy efficient CDBG 76420, no match” to fund LED lighting upgrades in multiple municipal buildings, and it accepted a $9,799.85 Mass. Department of Fire Services “Safe and Senior Safe” grant to support fire education and related outreach. Both…
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