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Council transfers $350,000 to cover ongoing legal work in litigation to block ICE facility
Summary
The council approved a one-time transfer of $350,000 from the general fund contingency to city administration to pay legal professional services for ongoing litigation aimed at preventing an ICE detention facility in Newport and to provide funding for outside counsel backup.
The council approved a resolution on March 2 transferring $350,000 from the general fund contingency to city administration to fund legal professional services, principally to support ongoing litigation to prevent an ICE detention facility from being located in Newport.
Tiffany, the city attorney, told the council a supplemental budget earlier in December provided partial funding but additional expenditures remain; the requested transfer would provide funds already appropriated in the general fund but reallocated to the city attorney line item to pay outside counsel and cover litigation costs. Tiffany said she has contacted the local government law group to provide backup outside counsel services if needed.
Council approved the transfer by voice vote. The city manager and staff did not provide further legal strategy in the meeting; the transfer is a budgetary allocation to cover recognized litigation expenses.
