Council approves $17,000 reduction in 2025 MVH line to fund 2026 motor vehicle highway budget

The Clayton Town Council approved an adjustment to the town’s Motor Vehicle Highway (MVH) budgeting that will reduce a 2025 MVH line item by $17,000 to help fund the MVH budget for 2026.
Council members said the reduction could be taken from a mix of unrestricted and restricted MVH balances; they discussed not needing to specify the exact source in the resolution and instead showing the smaller 2025 figure in the town’s Keystone budget plan. A councilmember explained that the adjustment would leave the 2026 MVH budget funded, but the council must determine which accounts to draw from to find the $17,000.
A motion to authorize altering the MVH fund as needed carried.
Discussion versus decision: council discussion centered on funding flexibility and whether the funds are restricted; the formal decision was authority to alter MVH fund allocations and reflect the $17,000 reduction in the 2025 line item. No specific account transfers were named at the meeting.