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Kingston council reviews budget amendments, appropriates funds for police vehicles and paving costs
Summary
City staff told the council they need to appropriate $215,000 for police vehicles that have arrived, reclassify a $1.2 million paving assignment as an appropriation now that work has started, and move fund balances for other projects including sewer cameras and Porter Park improvements.
Mr Kelly told the Kingston City Council at its work session that several technical changes are needed to ordinances 252-1101 and 252-1102, which amend fiscal 2024–25 appropriations. "You all approved 215,000 for police vehicles and we just need to appropriate that money because those vehicles have arrived and they're getting the equipment put installed on them," Kelly said.
Kelly said the city assigned $1.2 million last fiscal year for a paving project that "has started this week and it's supposed to be complete within a month," and staff needs to convert that assigned fund balance into an appropriation so the contractor can be paid. He also described moving fund balance for an STP project, allocating funds for a salt spreader for Public Works, accepting donations from Rome County for improvements at Porter Park, returning excess library donation funds after camera repairs cost less than expected, and using water/sewer surplus to buy sewer cameras.
Council members asked for a street-by-street paving schedule. A council member who asked for the schedule was told staff would circulate the list that evening and follow up with a schedule; Kelly said the posted list contains the roads and the order is subject to change. No vote was taken; staff will place final ordinance language and appropriation requests on the next formal meeting agenda for action.
The council also signaled support for moving several routine maintenance and project appropriations forward so vendors can be paid and work can continue. The item will return to a future council meeting with formal ordinance language and any necessary vote.
