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Evansville council approves amended appropriations to cover salary increases, CDBG roof repair, and youth account
Summary
The council approved amended ordinances F2025-16 and F2025-17 to reallocate prior-year funds and cover salary increases, legal costs, MET microfare contracts, ARPA interest for Forward Together grants, and $42,000 in CDBG funds to replace the Lucas Place roof; both amendments passed unanimously.
The Evansville Common Council on Nov. 10 approved a set of amended appropriation ordinances that reallocated funds to cover salary increases, legal and operational costs, and repairs for a permanent supportive housing site.
Deputy Controller Laura Bennett told council the bulk of ordinance F2025-16 involved salary reallocations across departments to cover pay increases negotiated after the budget, including transfers to police salaries, overtime and retirement lines. Bennett outlined several specific moves: a transfer totaling about $287,895 from various departments to cover…
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