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APPRO-2025-16 : An Appropriation from Contract Stabilization (Fund # 8404) in the amount of $125,000 to the Police Department, salary and wages (#211).

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [10 TO 0] Yes: Cal Finocchiaro, Ward Hamilton, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Robb Stewart, Kimberly Vandiver, Ryan Williams, Leila Migliorelli, Mark Garipay. Absent: Maya Jamaleddine.

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APPRO-2025-16 Appropriation An Appropriation from Contract Stabilization (Fund # 8404) in the amount of $125,000 to the Police Department, salary and wages (#211). Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 1:14:15 Mark Garipay: and appropriation from contract stabilization fund number 8 4 0 4 in the amount of 125,000 to the police, police department. Salary and wages Number 2 1 1. We have city solicitor Phillips

▶ 1:14:32 Speaker 5: and CFO Gold.

▶ 1:14:38 Speaker 1: Thank you for having us here tonight. Um, we are looking to appropriate 125,000 from the cap, uh, contract stabilization fund, uh, for the settlement of the fiscal 2025, uh, patrol contract as well as the superior contract. Um, this retro payment covers 49 members of, um, both the Patrol and Superior Union.

▶ 1:15:08 Speaker 1: And so, um, just as far as the balance, the current, um, balance in the contract stabilization fund is $661,513,000. And if this is approved, it would be 5 36, uh, five 13.

▶ 1:15:27 Mark Garipay: Any any questions from the council?

▶ 1:15:34 Speaker 4: I make a motion to recommend. Second. Second.

▶ 1:15:38 Mark Garipay: A motion to recommend by council ti seconded by council, uh, Stewart on discussion.

▶ 1:15:48 Mark Garipay: Madam Clerk, can you please call the role? Yes.

▶ 1:15:51 Speaker 1: Councilor Occhio? Yes. Councilor Hamilton? Yes. Councilor Karen Chetty? Yes. Councilor Brem? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. Councilor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Vanderberg? Yes. Williams? Yes. President Bigley? Yes. Chair oppe? Yes. Motion passes.

▶ 1:16:07 Speaker 5: Okay. That'll be recommended.

▶ 1:16:11 Mark Garipay: Um, next up ID 1, 2, 5, 8, 8. And appropriation from contract stabilization fund number 8 4 0 4. And the amount of 125,000? Nope. Did that, did that. I'm catching up. Sorry.

▶ 1:16:29 Mark Garipay: Twice as much. Id, 1, 2, 5. Seven. Five. I was wondering where the, uh, city solicitor was going.

▶ 1:16:37 Mark Garipay: Wow. Going all the way back. ID 1 2 5 7 5. An appropriation for free cash account. 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 in the amount of $34,847 to Essex Agricultural and Minuteman Technical High School for one additional student in a, in special Education assessment.