Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Stayton council votes to accept state revenue sharing, adopt budget adjustments
Summary
The Stayton City Council held a public hearing on accepting state revenue sharing funds and approved two resolutions: electing to receive state revenue sharing and adopting changes to the 2024-25 budget, both by 5-0 votes.
The Stayton City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 25-017, electing to receive state revenue sharing funds, and later approved Resolution No. 25-018, moving contingency to operational lines to cover three shortfalls in the 2024-25 budget.
The council heard a staff report from James Brand, city finance director, explaining the state revenue-sharing program and the requirement for a resolution to accept the funds. The mayor read a statement noting Oregon Revised Statutes 221.770 requires two public hearings on the use of state revenue-sharing funds; no public testimony was received at the hearing.
Brand also reported the three 2024-25 budget pressures: an underbudgeted pool personnel line (due to post-COVID staffing needs), a $6,000 timing-related payment for a neighborhood-improvement grant that fell into the current fiscal year, and a roughly $3,000 increase in a debt-service line tied to a variable-rate loan. Brand recommended moving contingency to cover those lines without increasing total appropriations.
Councilor Sims moved to adopt Resolution No. 25-017. The roll call vote was: Councilor Sims, yes; Councilor Carey, yes; Councilor Patty, yes; Councilor Ort, yes; Councilor Bauer, yes. Motion passed 5-0.
Later, Councilor Patty moved to adopt Resolution No. 25-018 to transfer contingency to operational budgets for the pool fund, the mayor/city council fund (to cover the delayed $6,000 grant payment), and debt service. The roll call vote was the same five yes votes and the motion passed 5-0.
These were formal actions recorded in the minutes; staff said the changes do not increase appropriations but reallocate contingency to cover the shortfalls. No public testimony was offered on either item.
