Wheeling council approves coal-severance and general fund budget revisions

The Wheeling City Council voted July 15 to adopt two budget revisions: one revising the fiscal year 2025–26 coal severance budget and another revising the FY2025–26 general fund budget.

The clerk read the resolutions into the record as original propositions and council moved to adopt. During discussion on the general fund revision a council member thanked the finance committee and other council members for their input and noted the revision includes an increase for city employees and funding to revive the economic community development specialist position; no specific dollar amounts for the pay increase or the position were stated in the meeting excerpt.

Nut Graf: Council adopted both budget revisions by resolution; the general fund revision was presented to the finance committee and described as including employee compensation increases and restoration of a community development specialist role, but the meeting record does not supply line-item dollar amounts.

Details: The clerk announced the coal severance budget revision and council approved it after a motion and second. For the general fund budget revision, council members expressed appreciation to the finance committee; the mayor asked members to record their votes and the resolution passed. The record does not include roll-call vote tallies or the specific amounts of the adjustments.

Ending: Staff and the finance committee will implement the revisions according to city budget procedures; council did not schedule further public hearings on these particular items during the meeting excerpt.