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Bowling Green council adopts suite of budget, personnel and grant measures; CDBG application authorized
Summary
At its year-end session, Bowling Green City Council unanimously adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions, including supplemental 2025 appropriations, 2026 budget appropriations, an amended employment policy (Chapter 33), and authorization to apply for a CDBG entitlement grant under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Bowling Green City Council unanimously adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions Wednesday night, advancing city budget measures for 2025 and 2026, approving an amended employment policy, and authorizing the mayor to apply for Community Development Block Grant funding.
The mayor opened the meeting’s second part and later reflected on the year’s work: “I think that reflecting on 2025 by any objective measure, we could conclude the 2025 was a successful year in the city of Bowling Green,” the mayor said, thanking council members for their contributions. The council then moved through a slate of legislative items, most carried by motion and roll call votes.
Why it matters: the ordinances set near-term spending authority for the city, alter the municipal employee handbook (Chapter 33), and enable grant-seeking that could support housing and community development projects. Taken together, the…
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