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Council approves $18.06 million FY26 budget carryover, includes equipment and wastewater projects
Summary
The Green River City Council approved a fiscal-year carryover resolution reauthorizing $18,060,141 for ongoing projects, citing major items such as a $250,000 street-surface replacement allocation, an animal-control van that has arrived, an SCBA grant ($110,000) and irrigation-timer and wastewater plant capital projects.
The Green River City Council voted unanimously to adopt a fiscal-year 2026 carryover resolution that reappropriates $18,060,141 for multiyear projects and unspent prior-year funds.
Nut graf: The annual carryover procedure preserves funding for ongoing capital and multi-year projects that span municipal fiscal years. City staff said the total reflects recorded revenues and expenditures and includes several large, pending projects that are not yet complete.
Finance staff member Chris presented the carryover and said the city does not use encumbrance accounting; appropriations lapse at year-end, so the carryover reestablishes authority for projects that continue across fiscal years. He said the total appearance of $18 million is largely due to projects that are active in the summer construction season.
The presentation identified several large items: a $250,000 street-service replacement allocation (noting prior year payments and expected use of the full amount), an animal-control van that has arrived after nearly two years of procurement, an approximately $110,000 SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) grant project, and an irrigation-timer replacement project budgeted at about $100,000. Capital-project carryover is mainly attributable to the wastewater treatment plant effort, which staff said they expect to finalize in the coming fiscal year.
Councilman Berg moved to approve the resolution, seconded by Councilman Shutra; the motion carried on a voice vote with "aye" from the council.
Ending: City staff invited questions and said the carryover ensures continuity for projects expected to conclude after the municipal fiscal-year deadline; details and line-item amounts were in the meeting packet.
