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On Tuesday night, Longmont City Council unanimously approved ordinance O-2018-07 which appropriates an additional $937,500 to the Public Safety Fund.
$575,000 will go towards the LEAD program and $362,500 towards the Co-Responder program. Both are offset by a state grant.
The appropriation brings the 2018 total budget to $321,206,093.
No one spoke for or against the ordinance during the public hearing.