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Newport council approves grants, lease assignment, legal spending and council goals
Summary
At its meeting, the Newport City Council approved airport grant matches and design contracts, consented to an airport-lease assignment, increased legal-authority spending for aquatic center litigation and adopted the council's 2025–26 goals.
The Newport City Council voted on a series of financial, contract and policy items, authorizing grant matches and engineering work for airport hangars, consenting to a lease assignment for airport property, approving additional legal spending for aquatic center litigation and adopting its fiscal-year 2025–26 goals.
The actions were taken during the city council regular meeting. Councilors unanimously carried each motion as described below; where a mover or seconder was named in the public record, that name is recorded.
Votes at a glance
- Consent calendar: Approved. Motion by Councilor Jacoby; second by Councilor Rumagu. Outcome: motion carries.
- Second amendment to personal services agreement with Clerco (plan review/inspection): Approved. Motion by Councilor Jacoby; second by Councilor Rumagu. Outcome: motion carries. Staff presented the measure as a short extension to avoid a services gap while an RFP is prepared.
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