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Council approves traffic safety grant wage increase, transfers and rainy day appropriation
Summary
Henry County Council approved increasing the wage rate in a traffic safety grant application from $60 to $70 per hour (joint application with Newcastle), approved a $10,000 transfer to assessing consultant, and moved funds into the rainy day appropriation; all motions passed by unanimous voice votes.
The council approved several budget and grant items in a single session of routine business. The council voted to use $70 per hour (up from $60) in the joint traffic safety grant application with the City of Newcastle; the item is grant-funded and will not cost Henry County general fund dollars, a council member said.
Separately, the council approved a requested transfer of $10,000 from computer software to assessing consultant. The council also handled a transfer and an additional appropriation to the county's rainy day fund (motions were taken in the sequence transfer first, then appropriation so the money would be available before spending); both motions carried without opposition.
All actions were approved by voice vote with no recorded dissent. The council noted that wage increases in the grant reflect local salary pressures and that grant-administered overtime/double-time rules apply to how hours are billed.
