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Newton Council approves CARES Act spending: police, fire, parks and IT to receive COVID‑19 supplies and equipment
Newton City Council · March 1, 2026
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Summary
Council approved a budget amendment to allocate $126,286 of CARES Act‑related revenue for FY2021 to purchase PPE, sanitizing equipment and remote‑work technology for public safety, parks, public works and IT.
Assistant City Manager Sean Hovis told the council that Catawba County allocated $267,360 of CARES Act funds to the City of Newton and staff documented eligible Public Safety payroll costs to account for the funds in FY2020. City staff then recommended spending $126,286 of the resulting FY2020 fund balance increase on additional COVID‑19 expenses…
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