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Committee approves donation to fire department and a split JAG grant; minutes approved and meeting adjourned
Summary
The budget committee approved minutes, accepted a $10,000 donation to the fire department from Dixie Products and approved a JAG grant split 50/50 with Madison County Sheriff's Office by voice votes; staff presented bond and project updates before adjourning.
Speaker 2 moved to approve the minutes of the prior meeting; Speaker 3 seconded. The chair called for a voice vote and the minutes were approved.
Speaker 1 presented two budget amendments. The first was a $10,000 donation from Dixie Products to the fire department. Speaker 2 moved the amendment and Speaker 2 seconded; the committee approved the donation by voice vote.
The second amendment was notification that police received a JAG grant to be split 50/50 with the Madison County Sheriff's Office. Speaker 2 moved the amendment, Speaker 1 seconded, and the committee approved it by voice vote.
Speaker 1 briefly summarized proposed bonds, saying the city anticipated offering bond documents in early February and closing in March if the council approves authorizing resolutions in December. Committee members asked about the homeless shelter, paving and remaining site work; Speaker 5 said negotiations on the shelter were ongoing and identified Tom Winbush as project manager for site work. There was no further committee action on those projects during this meeting.
Speaker 2 moved to adjourn; the motion passed and the meeting was adjourned.
