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St. Albans council approves FY2026 general fund and other routine items in voice votes
Summary
St. Albans City Council on March 17 approved the FY2026 general fund and coal severance budgets, authorized payment of current invoices and adopted an ordinance replacement page; actions were taken by voice vote with no roll call recorded.
St. Albans City Council voted on several routine items Monday, approving the city’s FY2026 general fund budget of $16,600,104 and a coal severance budget of $88,000, authorizing payment of current invoices totaling $28,792.53, adopting an ordinance replacement page for city records, and approving minutes from the March 3 meeting.
The budget and invoice approvals were made by motion and voice vote during the council’s regular meeting. Council members indicated support by saying “aye,” and the city clerk announced the motion carried each time. The meeting record does not contain roll-call tallies for these items.
Why this matters: The council’s adoption of the FY2026 general fund establishes the city’s primary spending plan for the coming fiscal year; the coal severance allocation and invoice approvals finalize specific, shorter-term expenditures.
What the council approved
- Fiscal year 2026 general fund budget: $16,600,104. The motion was made and seconded and carried by voice vote. No roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
- Coal severance fund budget: $88,000. Approved as part of the same motion for FY2026 budget items.
- Payment of current invoices: $28,792.53. A motion to approve payment of these invoices was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.
- Minutes: The minutes of the March 3, 2025, council meeting were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance: The council moved to adopt the ordinance listed on the agenda described in the record as a “replacement page” for the city (transcript language). The council adopted the ordinance by voice vote; the agenda item text in the transcript referenced a replacement page for the city of St. Albans.
How votes were recorded: For each of these items, the transcript shows voice votes with council members responding “aye” and the presiding officer declaring the motion carried. The meeting transcript does not provide a roll-call breakdown of individual yes/no votes.
Next steps and context: The budget adoption implements the spending levels presented to the council at this meeting; specific departmental allocations and implementation scheduling were not discussed in detail in the transcript. The coal severance appropriation was adopted at the amount shown; the transcript did not provide further detail on planned uses. The ordinance item was moved to adoption on second reading and carried by voice vote.
Ending: The meeting then proceeded to committee reports and other informational items before adjourning.
