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Newport council approves budget amendments, grants applications and personnel hires
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Newport City Council approved two budget amendments, authorized grant applications for traffic signal work, contracted engineering and administration services for a downtown stormwater project, awarded a street repair bid and approved personnel and supply purchases.
The Newport City Council on a series of motions approved two budget ordinances, authorized applications and agreements for traffic-signal work, approved consultant contracts for a downtown stormwater Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project, awarded a street-repair bid and approved personnel and equipment purchases.
Council members said the votes move several recovery and capital projects forward while preserving options for grant reimbursement and future budget amendments. The actions included a pair of second readings of budget ordinances, authorization to apply for or accept state funding for signal upgrades, and the hiring of engineering and administrative consultants required for a CDBG application.
The council approved second reading of Ordinance 2025-O2, an amendment to the city's annual operating budget and capital program for fiscal year 2024-25. The council also approved second reading of Ordinance 2025-O3, a separate budget amendment earmarked for Newport River (grammar) School. Both ordinances passed…
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