DAPHNE, Ala.—The Daphne City Council will vote on Monday whether or not to approve the acceptance and spending of $465,000 received in the British Petroleum oil spill grant.

The city received a $965,000 grant from the state after an oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana on April 20, and the grant outlines that funds should be spent for emergency situations and projects. The grant came in two parts, with the first part being the $500,000 authorized by the council for the city to spend, but the council has not yet authorized to spend the second part, which totals $465,000.

“It’s on the agenda,” Councilwoman Cathy Barnette said. “I’m not convinced we’ll make any action. This is kind of affirming (the second part of) the grant.”

The city has spent around $420,000 of the grant, and an additional $120,000 could be spent pending the city’s approval to use the second part of the grant and the council reviewing what the funds will be spent for.

“Anything has to be approved by us because the emergency is over,” Barnette said. “The previous grant highlighted that the mayor had the right to spend the funds in the emergency situation. Any additional spent funds have to come before the council. That’s what we’ll discuss at the work session.”

Public Works Director Richard Johnson previously told the council if the money is not spent, it could be returned to the state.

Mayor Fred Small previously mentioned to the council that he would like to get the remaining funds re-allocated for various city projects.