Hopkinsville City Council approved a budget amendment on the first reading that includes allocating funds to cover the operations of the PACS public transportation for the remainder of this fiscal year.
The Council’s approval of the budget amendment for fiscal year 2020-2021 increased the PACS public transportation budget by $26,000 and increased the prior year’s revenue by approximately $327,000 to a little over $1 million. The amended total expenses are just over $40.1 million.
Council also approved a budget amendment transferring more than $301,000 to the capital fund for the replacement of audio/video equipment for the Informational Technology Department and two dump trucks for the Public Works Department. Council also approved a municipal order for the Capital Equipment Replacement Reserve Fund Purchases for the equipment and dump trucks.