Alpharetta council adopts Capital Improvement Element and FY2026 budget and millage; approves cybersecurity purchases

At its June 23 meeting the Alpharetta City Council adopted the fiscal year 2024 Capital Improvement Element (CIE) annual report and later approved its fiscal year 2026 budget and millage ordinance; council members noted there was no millage-rate increase and praised staff for fiscal management. The council also approved three cybersecurity purchases and a card‑reader replacement project.

City planning staff said the CIE and annual report track impact-fee expenditures and that the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) had found the CIE adequately addressed local planning requirements. The council adopted the CIE by resolution.

Director of Finance Tom Harris presented the second reading of the millage-rate ordinance and the budget ordinance. The final millage rate was 5.75 mills (5.03 mills operating; 0.72 mills debt service). Council voted unanimously to adopt the millage ordinance and the FY2026 budget ordinance after completing three required public hearings and workshop sessions; council members praised the finance team for maintaining services without a millage increase.

On purchasing actions the council approved three cybersecurity items discussed in executive session earlier in the day: an annual subscription renewal with VeriNext Corporation (purchase order not to exceed $55,767.40), a subscription renewal with SHI International (state contract) not to exceed $80,486.77, and a cybersecurity infrastructure contract with NetPlanner Systems for card‑reader replacement across city facilities (115 readers, total $73,726.89). Chief and IT staff said the card‑reader replacement will bring city access systems up to current security standards and that the jail and other city buildings are included. All procurements passed by unanimous votes.