The finance committee of the Newark City Council approved a $65,000 appropriation on Aug. 4 to cover credit‑card processing fees, postage and water meters.

The appropriation funds three items: $10,000 to cover credit‑card and debit‑card processing fees the city absorbs; $5,000 for postage for city mailings; and $50,000 to purchase approximately 800 water meters to support the light service line replacement program. A staff presenter said the $10,000 is intended to carry the account through the end of the year.

The request was moved and seconded during the finance committee meeting and approved on a 4–0 vote. The committee recorded the approval as a consent item and forwarded it on the council agenda.

The appropriation is an operating transfer intended to prevent shortfalls in existing service accounts, according to committee discussion. No ordinance number or additional funding source was cited in the committee remarks, and the presenter did not specify which budget line will be reduced to cover the increases.

Committee members did not raise objections during the item and there was no recorded dissent. The appropriation was sent on to the full council for final action.

Details provided in the meeting: the water‑meter purchase was described as part of an ongoing light service line replacement program; the presenter estimated the $50,000 would buy about 800 meters. The presenter said the city typically absorbs credit‑card fees at point of sale and now needs supplemental appropriation for those fees.