The Kenner City Council unanimously approved a package of budget and procurement measures that included a budget 'true-up,' multiple grant acceptances for the Kenner Police Department, and a large wastewater contract.

Finance director Miss Herron told council the amendment (summary ordinance 13,987) is a routine reconciliation to align the budget with year-to-date actuals: total revenues were about $3.7 million higher than projected while expenses ran roughly $1.9 million lower, enabling transfers of streets and drainage funds into capital accounts and recognizing higher sanitation revenues. "Our total revenues were higher than what we predicted," Miss Herron said, and the council approved the amendment 5-0.

Council approved several procurement and grant items under the mayor's contracts section. Notable approvals included:

- Ratification of an emergency purchase of two 2.5-ton HVAC units and a mini-split for Fire Station 37 from Beacon Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Inc. for $89,654 (summary ordinance 13,970).
- An agreement with Interstate Restoration LLC to provide pre-positioned emergency remediation services (RFP 25-6910); staff said the prepositioned contract allows faster response after disasters and would be used with GOSEP/FEMA reimbursement processes (13,972).
- Purchase of a LUCAS chest compression system and AED equipment from Stryker Sales LLC for $28,092.40 (13,975).
- Two Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants (13,978 and 13,979), each $175,000 with no local match, to fund an immigration border security analyst and an opioid drug market interruption analyst for the Kenner Police Department. Chief Connolly described the positions as two-year, micro grants that support intelligence, liaison and grant-administration tasks.
- Awarding Centric Gulf Coast Inc. the 4 MGD sewer lift station upgrades (seal bid 25-6916) in an amount not to exceed $5,203,958; staff said this is the city's third-largest lift station (built in 1983) and that the project includes new pumps, a new wet well, a new motor control center and piping. Funding is primarily from a water sector grant with a potential small local match and LDEQ loan support (13,984).

Why it matters: The budget amendment formalizes stronger-than-expected revenues and frees capital transfers for street and drainage projects; the sewer lift station contract addresses a critical piece of aging wastewater infrastructure and uses grant funding to reduce local cost exposure.

Next steps: Projects move to procurement and implementation phases; staff indicated some projects (especially those tied to grants) require additional administrative steps for notice-to-proceed and reimbursement filings with state and federal agencies.