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Finance committee approves multiple community grants, moves several budget items
Summary
On Feb. 10 the committee approved several small community grants (totaling roughly $8,450 across motions) and reviewed budget and ordinance items including library audio/video funding and two cybersecurity grant appropriations; votes were recorded by voice ('Aye').
The New Castle County Finance Committee approved a slate of grant awards and reviewed several budget ordinances in its Feb. 10 session.
Councilwoman George moved to allocate $2,500 from her grant account to the Friends of the Newark Free Library to support a series of free music programs at the Chapel Street Players; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The committee also approved $2,450 for the Newark Symphony Orchestra to support a children's concert, $1,300 for True Life Church of Newark to fund a special‑needs Easter egg hunt, and a $1,800 award to Project ACT (reduced from the request). The committee approved $1,200 in combined funding for Black Mothers in Power after an amendment combining two council members' contributions.
Separately, Councilman Carter reported he would transfer funds from his grant account to cover audio and video wiring and a mixing room at the new Appequannimic Library; the motion was presented and seconded.
The committee also presented two federal cybersecurity passthrough grants administered by the Department of Administration (Office of Technology and Administrative Services): $219,504 for Reblaze renewal (CISA SLCGP passthrough) and $225,569 for Netskope renewal. These ordinances were presented as appropriations of federal funds; no public comment was recorded.
The transcript records motions, seconds and verbal 'Aye' votes for the listed grants; individual roll‑call tallies were not read into the record in the Finance Committee transcript.
