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Committee introduces ordinance to amend GRAMA budget and direct program income to senior-center recreation program
Summary
Councilman Hollins introduced Ordinance 26 0 1 6 to amend the GRAMA budget and appropriate $14,014,424.55 in program income and $390.96 in interest to a senior-center recreation program administered by the Department of Community Services; sponsors include Hollins, Street and Toole. No final council vote occurred at the meeting.
Councilman Hollins opened the New Castle County Council Community Services Committee meeting and introduced Ordinance number 26 0 1 6, saying the measure would amend the GRAMA budget and appropriate $14,014,424.55 in program income and $390.96 in interest income to the senior-center recreation program administered by the Department of Community Services. Hollins identified Councilman Street and Councilman Toole as co-sponsors.
The ordinance text in the meeting transcript says the appropriation is for the "absent zone senior center recreation program" and that it "funds the community absent drone community center." The chair and sponsoring members did not provide a different facility name or location during the presentation; the transcript does not specify the program site or further implementation details.
Why it matters: the ordinance would redirect program income into county-run senior recreation services within the Department of Community Services, representing a notable one-time appropriation of program and interest income to a department program. The committee discussion at this meeting consisted of the ordinance introduction and a request from one council member to be added as a co-sponsor; the body did not take a final vote on the ordinance.
Council procedure and sponsorships: a council member asked to be a co-sponsor and the chair agreed. Council President Monique Williams Johns was also noted by the chair as a co-sponsor. No motion to adopt the ordinance and no recorded vote on the ordinance were included in the transcript.
Next steps: the transcript indicates the ordinance was placed on the agenda and sponsors were recorded, but it does not show further committee debate, amendment, or a vote. The ordinance’s detailed project description, implementation timeline and the specific facility name and location are not specified in the available record.
Clarifying details: the transcript records the appropriation amounts ($14,014,424.55 program income; $390.96 interest income) and the sponsor list (Hollins, Street, Toole). Further details about exactly which facility or program site will receive the funds are not specified in the transcript.
