Newark City Council approves $2,000 appropriation

The Newark City Council approved a $2,000 appropriation at its Dec. 1 meeting, according to the meeting record.

The council opened with a financial update showing an unappropriated balance of $159,224 and a budget stabilization fund balance of $627,728. The agenda then listed a request for an appropriation of $2,000. A motion to approve the appropriation was moved by Parker and seconded by Hauser; after the chair called for comments and none were offered, members responded "Aye" and the record shows the motion passed 5-0.

The meeting minutes do not specify from which account the $2,000 will be drawn or the purpose for the appropriation beyond the agenda entry. No public comment on the item was recorded. The council moved on to other business immediately after the vote.