Havre de Grace council accepts tourism grant, police donation and adopts sign-license resolution; several ordinances introduced

Havre de Grace, Md. — The Havre de Grace City Council on Feb. 3 adopted a budget amendment to record a $10,000 award from Harford County and a $500 donation to the police department, approved a license agreement to replace a sign at 131 South Union Avenue and appointed a representative to the tourism advisory board.

The budget amendment was adopted on a 5-0 roll-call vote when the council approved ordinance 11-72 on its second reading; the ordinance increases the city’s revenue and expenditure lines to accept the Harford County Office of Tourism award to support the city’s Holly Jolly events and a separate $500 donation to police from the Wade family. “This is a budget amendment to officially receive the funds from Harford County’s Office of Tourism — that’s $10,000 worth, for the Holly Jolly events,” Councilmember Robertson said during debate.

Why it matters: accepting the grant and donation makes the funds available for event operations and recognizes revenue the city had not yet budgeted. The council also moved…