Washington’s City Council, during its meeting Monday, will consider authorizing the city manager to sign required documents related to seeking a grant to help pay for sewer-infrastructure improvements.

Those improvements would support a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealership that plans to locate in Beaufort County and wants to be annexed into the city limits, according to a city document. The new dealership plans to create about 33 jobs, according to the document.  The dealership pledges to create at least 21 jobs, the document notes.

If awarded, the grant would come from the Rural Economic Development Division (Rural Center) of the N.C. Department of Commerce.

The project’s cost estimate is $220,000. The grant amount being requested is $210,900 (22 jobs at $10,000 per job) and requires a 5-percent match ($11,100) from the city, according to a memorandum from Matt Rauschenbach, the city’s chief financial officer and administrative services director, to the mayor and council members. The dealership would reimburse the city for the match, according to the memorandum.

The proposed improvements include extending the gravity sewer line the serves the area of Page Road and U.S. Highway 264 near the Beaufort County Industrial Park and Pecheles Toyota.

An ElectriCities grant is being sought to pay for the cost of the Mid-East Commission preparing the Rural Center grant application. That cost, according to a city document, is $2,500. ElectriCities is a trade organization that provides administrative support and other services such as training for N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency members, including Washington, and members of the power agency that serves the western part of the state.

The council meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Building, 102 E. Second St. To view the council’s agenda for a specific meeting, visit the city’s web­site at www.washingtonnc.gov, click “Government” then “City Council” heading, then click “Meeting Agendas” on the menu to the right. Then click on the date for the appropriate agenda.