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Vienna council approves budget revisions: coal-severance transfer to streets, police salary funding and $15,000 for pool pump
Summary
Council approved multiple budget adjustments: $49,564 from the coal‑severance unencumbered balance moved to streets capital outlay; a general fund reallocation adding $689,740 in revenue to cover police salaries, interfund contributions and a $15,000 pool pump expense; and routine end-of-year internal transfers.
The Vienna City Council approved a package of budget revisions that reallocated coal‑severance funds to streets, moved general‑fund resources to cover police salaries and interfund contributions, and set aside $15,000 to expedite repair or replacement of a pool pump.
Council members approved the coal‑severance fund revision to move $49,564 from the fund’s unencumbered balance into a revenue line, with $49,005.64 proposed for streets capital outlay. Separately, a general‑fund revision moved $529,740 from unencumbered balance and recognized $160,000 in ABC/BO tax revenue, producing a net revenue increase of $689,740. That sum was allocated to police salaries ($160,000), interfund contributions ($529,740) and a $15,000 allocation for the municipal pool (account 542‑16).
Council members said the $15,000 would allow the city to acquire a replacement pump promptly so the public pool would not be delayed while an insurance claim or other funding determination is processed. The budget and finance committee recommended the internal revisions and staff explained that year‑end line‑item adjustments are routine to square accounts before closing the fiscal year.
Council voted unanimously to approve the revisions. Officials said many of these transfers are standard annual adjustments required to close the fiscal year and that state approvals apply where required.
