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City administrator says controller froze downtown grant reimbursements; proposes personnel-policy change
Summary
City Administrator James Finchum told the council that the county controller has frozen reimbursements for a downtown condemned-building grant program pending review and that he will propose amending personnel policy to require employees to give their name when asked.
City Administrator James Finchum told the Newport City Council that the county controller has frozen reimbursements under a recently approved downtown grant program after a complaint and an ensuing review by the controller’s office.
Finchum said the program — designed to reimburse property owners for work on condemned buildings through the city’s grant process — was put on hold while the controller reviews its legality and documentation. “They came back wanting more…
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