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The Council unanimously approved acceptance and expenditure of the FY25 Community Development Block Grant and the FY26 Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant. It also approved funding for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and lighting improvements on the Rail Trail.
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The approved grants will support community programming and public-safety initiatives without the CDBG funding coming from the City’s local budget, according to public comments. The Council also advanced an analysis of department-head and non-union supervisory salaries and amended an ordinance to allow continued service on all boards and commissions with six Council votes. The City reported that the hourly rate in its proposed legal-services agreement would rise from $240 to $295, while spending on that law firm fell from $82,649.12 in 2024 to $43,166.12 in 2025.
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