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Board reviews $974,505 in new budget requests and plans $25 million road bond
Summary
At a budget workshop, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen reviewed nearly $975,000 in new one-time capital and $448,905 in personnel requests, and discussed a proposed $25 million bond to fund road projects over the next two years.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on an evening budget workshop reviewed new one-time capital and personnel requests and discussed plans for a bond to fund major road projects.
Bruce, a staff member presenting the capital list, told the board "your new 1 time capital request for this fiscal year is $525,000 between all the different departments" and said the grand total for new requests across funds is $974,505. He also summarized personnel requests, saying the total personnel costs are "$448,905," which included partial-year funding for an assistant city engineer and five patrol officers to be hired in January 2026.
The discussion placed the capital and personnel requests alongside carryover items and existing bond commitments. Bruce said the state street aid paving program was increased to $1,160,000 and identified a $29,000 guardrail project on Old Waldron Road as a special project that will go to bid.
The board also discussed larger financing plans. Bruce said the street capital program tied to the bond would cover about $25,000,000 for the first two years of construction on projects including Blair Road West and South Walder Road and that "we would have to do another bond issue for 27-28 for the remainder" of the South Walder Road work. He said the $25 million figure is intended to cover the next two years of estimated construction.
Other equipment and capital requests mentioned during the workshop included patrol rifle replacements (three-year program), radio replacements ($375,000), emergency communications upgrades ($327,000) and items across water, sewer, parks and fire funds. Bruce said the water and sewer new-request total was $548,801 and noted two separate bond issues will be proposed during the next fiscal year — one for street projects and one for water and sewer projects.
No formal votes or final decisions were recorded in the transcript; staff and board members asked for follow-up information and flagged additional details that will be needed before the Board takes action.
The Board scheduled further review and said the budget would return to the next Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting for additional discussion and potential adoption.
