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Committee refers $27,801 WIC grant appropriation to full council
Summary
The Government Operations Committee voted to refer to the full Bangor City Council a request to accept and appropriate $27,801 in CDC grant funds for the city's WIC program; the item had received first reading.
The Bangor City Government Operations Committee on Monday referred to the full City Council a staff request to accept and appropriate $27,801 in grant funds from the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support the Bangor Public Health and Community Services Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program.
The referral occurred during a special meeting called by Councilor Haas. Councilor Haas said the item "has received first reading" and that, "if approved tonight, we'll be, have second reading at the next council meeting." The committee did not record objections and moved the item forward for the council's second reading.
The WIC program was described as an ongoing service within public health; the staff presentation did not include additional budget detail beyond the dollar amount or specify a funding period. No formal vote tally was recorded in the committee minutes; the action recorded was a referral to the next council meeting for second reading.
If the council approves appropriation at the next meeting, staff implied the funds will be added to the city's public health budget for WIC program operations, but the committee did not detail implementation steps during the discussion.
The item will appear on the City Council agenda for further consideration.
