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Council approves $22.7 million in supplemental appropriations and carryovers
Summary
Council approved three supplemental appropriations totaling $22.7 million (encumbrance carryovers, grant carryovers, and new grant awards) that fund capital equipment and studies including fire trucks, school buses (including EVs), replacement transit buses, a railroad elimination study and a sidewalk project.
Council approved supplemental appropriations totaling $22,700,000 to cover prior-year encumbrances, grant carryovers and newly awarded grants. City staff explained the supplement includes $14.9 million of encumbrance carryovers (incorporating school carryover requests and large ticket items such as two fire trucks, nine school buses including three EVs, and 13 replacement police vehicles), $6.0 million of grant carryovers (including five replacement transit buses) and $1.8 million of new grant awards (including state VDOT sidewalk funding and a railroad‑elimination study).
Senior staff said these carryovers reflect multi‑year procurement and long delivery times for vehicles and large capital items. "Council before you this evening, there are actually 3 supplementals totaling $22,700,000," staff stated during the presentation. Council opened a public hearing, took comments and then approved the appropriation by roll call; staff noted revenues and expenses are already accounted for and the action formalizes carryovers and newly awarded grants.
