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Council reallocates MRBP reimbursement into DPW paving account
Summary
The council approved reassigning $215,555 in MRBP/OPERA reimbursement to the DPW paving and drainage account (5540-6794) and directed staff to draft an ordinance clarifying treatment of future reimbursements.
The Tiverton Town Council voted Oct. 28 to reassign $215,555 in Municipal Road and Bridge Program (MRBP) reimbursement funds to the DPW paving and drainage account (account 5540-6794).
DPW Director Richard F. Rogers explained the town had spent state program funds up front and expects reimbursements from the MRBP program (the transcript records DOT reimbursement at about 33%). Rogers and other staff recommended moving the received reimbursement into the restricted paving account so it could be used for additional paving projects and to preserve eligibility for future state grants.
Councilors and the town solicitor debated whether reimbursements must be returned to a restricted account or whether they could be recorded to the general fund and later reassigned. The solicitor recommended drafting an ordinance to formalize how future reimbursements are handled; councilors agreed that tonight’s motion would address the current $215,555 and that an ordinance clarifying future treatment would be placed on a future agenda.
A voice motion to approve reassigning $215,555 to account 5540-6794 carried on the floor; the transcript records the motion, second and all-in-favor vote but does not include a detailed roll-call tally for each councilor in the public record excerpt.
