Council approves budget adjustments after noting lower excise-tax collections
Council asked the clerk to check excise-tax records after collections came in below budget, then approved shifting "net income" from the general budget to maintenance and removing a "trash fee" line from the water budget; motions passed unanimously.
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Council reviewed financial documents on March 9, 2026, and noted that excise-tax collections were much less than budgeted. The clerk was instructed to check records for any missing collections. Council member Watts moved to have funds shown in the general budget as “net income” transferred to the maintenance account, to remove a “trash fee” line item from the water budget, and to approve the financial documents with those changes; Council member Wilkins seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
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