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City council approves tourism marketing payment, legal transfer and project contingency adjustments
Summary
New London City Council approved three financial actions: a $16,800 tourism marketing appropriation, a $38,000 transfer for legal expenses (amended to a legal/financial account), and a $250,000 return of general-contractor allowance to project contingency (language amended from "purchase" to "transfer").
The New London City Council approved three appropriation and transfer items during its meeting.
Ordinance 040725-01: The council approved an ordinance authorizing $16,800 in funding tied to the Eastern Regional Tourism District and a regional marketing partnership. The backup material in the record states the money will be used to produce a longer-form promotional video and shorter commercial segments with CTvisit Eastern Connecticut; Quinn and Harry (the city’s contracted marketing firm) will provide the services on the city’s behalf. The ordinance passed by roll-call vote with councilors recorded voting in the affirmative.
Resolution: Council approved a transfer of $38,000 from contingency to cover legal expenses related to an ongoing investigation; council amended the motion to ensure funds are moved to the law/legal/financial account rather than directly to the police department. The amendment and the main motion carried.
Community center contract allowance: The council approved a transfer of $250,000—money originally held as a general-contractor allowance—back into the city project contingency because that portion of the contractor’s allowance was not used. Council amended the CAM to replace the word “purchase” with “transfer” to reflect the accounting action; the amended motion carried.
All three measures recorded passage in the meeting transcript; named roll-call votes were used for the Eastern Regional Tourism District appropriation.
