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Kenner council adopts budget amendment, accepts state/federal grants and awards $5.2M sewer lift station upgrade
Summary
The council approved a 2025 budget amendment increasing revenue by about $3.7 million, accepted multiple state and federal grants for police technology and analyst positions, and awarded a $5,203,958 contract to upgrade a major sewer lift station; most motions passed unanimously.
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…
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