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St. Martinville council approves Thriving Communities subrecipient agreement in 3–2 vote
Summary
On Oct. 6 the council authorized the mayor to enter a subrecipient agreement with the Louisiana Division of Administration for the FY2023 Thriving Communities Program, passing the resolution 3–2 (Yeas: Fontenette, Anthony, Chatman; Nays: Fuselier, Frederick). The resolution requires council approval of expenditures.
The St. Martinville City Council voted 3–2 on Oct. 6 to authorize the city to participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FY2023 Thriving Communities Program by entering a subrecipient agreement with the Louisiana Division of Administration.
Councilman Jonas Fontenette introduced the resolution and the council approved a motion authorizing Mayor Jason Willis to execute the agreement and to conduct necessary activities in connection with the program. The resolution states that participation is intended to support transportation projects that advance economic development, environmental sustainability and quality of life; it also requires that all expenditures be presented to the council for prior approval.
The roll call vote was recorded as Yeas: Jonas Fontenette, Janise Anthony and Flo Chatman; Nays: Mike Fuselier and Carol Frederick. The resolution becomes effective immediately upon adoption, according to the minutes.
The minutes record that the resolution passed and that the city will be required to present any program expenditures to the council for approval; no further detail on specific projects or funding amounts was included in the meeting minutes for this item.
