Jackson City councilors spent a portion of the meeting discussing a package of proposed budget amendments and state grants that officials say will fund equipment and capital needs but that require formal contract language before spending begins.

The meeting included the introduction of Proposed Budget Amendment No. 39 to recognize and appropriate $1,553,206 as a state pass-through incentive tied to a company the staff referred to as '6 k' that moved to Jackson. S3 (staff) said the amount was part of a state incentive package delivered to the city and passed through to the company. S3 described the item as a state-to-city-to-company pass-through and did not describe any required local match.

Councilors then discussed Proposed Budget Amendment No. 40, a $1,500,000 award from the OCJIP violent crime intervention fund (VCIF). S3 said the city has received VCIF grants in prior years, that an award letter had arrived, and that staff are preparing contract paperwork. S3 said the grant is expected to be used mainly for equipment and may offset expenses the city had already budgeted. Council members asked whether the grant required a local match; S3 said it was 100% grant money but noted the final contract was still under negotiation and contract restrictions would govern allowable uses.

Separately, Proposed Budget Amendment No. 46 was introduced to reallocate $89,396 to finish outfitting police patrol vehicles. S3 told the council this is the final outfitting step for recently purchased vehicles and said the administration expects budget amendments to be neutral at this stage. When asked how many vehicles were affected, staff said 18 vehicles would be outfitted, with up to four additional vehicles possibly not receiving equipment.

S1 also read second-reading items that were presented later in the meeting: Proposed Budget Amendment No. 30 recognizing $13,856.16 in insurance recovery for the fire department, and Proposed Budget Amendment No. 31 to appropriate $69,000 for a state/local cybersecurity grant split between IT and the police department.

Councilors pressed staff about contingencies and program terms. On the VCIF item, staff emphasized the presence of a forthcoming contract and a planned internal breakdown of allowable uses; on vehicle leasing, staff answered questions about whether the city could exit a leasing program mid-term, saying the typical obligation would be return of vehicles and that the city retains equity in leased vehicles.

No formal votes or recorded roll-call results on these budget amendments appear in the provided transcript; the record in the transcript is limited to introductions and discussion, with staff noting that additional contract steps and budget amendments will follow once award letters and contracts are finalized.