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Finance committee backs midyear budget amendment, recommends software purchases and city‑hall repairs
Summary
McMinnville’s finance committee reviewed a midyear budget amendment that would lock in roughly $129,000 in ongoing personnel savings, fund two software purchases for budgeting and meeting management, and pay for façade/window repairs at city hall; the committee voted to forward ordinances to the full board for consideration.
McMinnville’s finance committee reviewed a midyear budget amendment and voted to forward ordinances to the full city board that would formalize personnel savings, two software purchases and a contractor repair for the city‑hall façade.
Samantha, the presenter, told the committee the city typically amends its budget midyear and that recent grants plus personnel changes prompted the proposal. “We have come up with almost a $130,000 worth of savings there on the general fund,” she said, identifying the savings as mostly permanent reductions from retirements and departmental restructuring.
The amendment shifts a small amount of revenue and expenditure lines tied to recent grants — for example, the Park Theater mural grant was reduced to $6,000 while project costs remain nearer $10,000 — producing…
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