London City Council approved several budget and appropriations measures related to capital projects, including resolutions to accept a $5,025,000 federal grant toward the police department project and to increase appropriations for bond-related fees.

Council voted to accept the federal grant of $5,025,000 and to increase appropriations so the city can receive and apply the funds to the police-department project. Council members noted the grant alone did not fully fund the anticipated police facility cost (council members referenced a roughly $9 million project cost in discussion) and that debt issuance and bonds would cover the balance. Council suspended the three-reading rule and adopted the grant-acceptance resolution during the meeting.

Council also approved resolutions authorizing the safety service director to apply for a sanitation-truck loan not to exceed $400,000 and to purchase a sanitation truck through joint purchasing or bidding; those measures were passed with suspension of the three-reading rule. A separate resolution to advertise for bids for four pickleball courts at the North Walnut site remained on the agenda after a roll-call vote declined to suspend the three-reading rule for that item.

Council voted to increase several appropriations to cover bond-issuance fees and other transaction costs tied to the police project; the transcript records motions to suspend the three-reading rule and adoption of multiple appropriation and transfer resolutions. Council members congratulated the police chief and staff on securing the grant and the administrative work required to move the project forward.

Specific appropriations and votes were recorded on the public record; council instructed administration and the finance office to proceed with bond closings and to return any further necessary amendments.