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Meriden shifts grant‑administration budget to pay outside consultants after staff departures
Meriden Finance Committee · January 8, 2026
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Summary
Council approved transfers to cover temporary external grant‑administration and grant‑writing services after two in‑house staff left; the city will contract hourly, as‑needed with a firm that has been supporting recent competitive grant applications.
Meriden — The finance committee on Jan. 8 approved budgetary transfers to fund outside grant‑administration and grant‑writing services after recent departures from in‑house positions.
City Manager Brian Daniels and finance staff explained that Christina Smith (grant…
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