Council approves a series of mayoral appropriations and routine orders

The Leominster City Council approved a set of mayoral appropriation orders and routine administrative measures recommended by the finance subcommittee.

Key adopted orders included:

- C46: $10,000 transfer to the building expense account (from excess and deficiency). Vote recorded 8–1. - C47: $500 appropriation for a scholarship to a disabled high school student (to be funded from disability fines). Vote recorded 9–0. - C48: $3 million appropriated to be transferred from the stabilization account to excess and deficiency (finance practice for capital borrowing). Vote recorded 9–0. - C49: $3,812.50 transferred to parking enforcement expense to correct an earlier posting; vote recorded 9–0. - C50: $20,000 to the bulletproof vest fund for police replacement vests; vote recorded 9–0. - C51: $50,000 to the city solicitor expense account to cover anticipated year-end costs; vote recorded 9–0. - C52: $420 to the veterans expense account for a vendor invoice; vote recorded 9–0.

Other approvals included authority for the purchasing agent to pursue a five-year school-busing contract (36-26), which the council approved 9–0. The council also granted leave to withdraw for a license renewal filing (33-26) and scheduled public hearings for several National Grid and zoning items.

Councilors noted the finance subcommittee reviewed each item (votes and supporting fiscal notes were presented) and that transfers generally used excess and deficiency/free cash accounts. The orders take effect as recorded in the council minutes and will be implemented by the relevant departments with standard reporting to the finance office.