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Beavercreek council approves $900,000 reappropriation for Spring House Park, other midyear budget adjustments
Summary
City council approved Ordinance 25-04 on a single reading to appropriate grant and prior-year funds, reauthorize prior purchase orders and certify revenues for 2025, including roughly $900,000 for Spring House Park capital work.
Beavercreek City Council approved Ordinance 25-04 on a single reading Monday, authorizing a package of supplemental appropriations and revenue certifications for fiscal year 2025, including a reappropriation of roughly $900,000 for the Spring House Park capital portion.
The measure, introduced by staff and described at the meeting by a finance staff member, carried on a roll-call vote with all members present voting in favor. The ordinance formally amends Ordinance 24-43 and certifies prior-year grant revenues that will be realized as projects are completed.
City finance staff outlined the main items covered by the ordinance. The city received a $20,000 grant from the Dayton Foundation to start an "age-friendly" program and requested immediate appropriation of that award so work can begin. Staff also asked for $80,000 to cover work by an outside shared-resources firm that acted as temporary finance director and payroll support; about $50,000 of those charges were incurred in 2024 but billed and paid in 2025, creating the timing gap.
Staff flagged a roughly 33% increase in liability insurance costs after an audit of reserves; the city also received a $154,000 refund tied to closed plan years 2016 and 2019 that partially offsets the higher insurance expense. Staff asked that purchase orders closed in 2024 but still intended to be spent be reappropriated in 2025 so funds remain encumbered for those purchases.
Regarding Spring House Park, the city received a $1 million grant last year; only the engineering portion was encumbered in 2024. The ordinance reauthorizes the remaining capital appropriation for 2025, "a little over, you know, around $800,000" in the staff presentation; staff later clarified the capital portion is approximately $900,000. Finally, staff requested certification of street capital improvement project revenues that were certified in prior years but not realized until projects are completed; those certified revenues were carried forward into 2025 by the ordinance.
Mayor Adams opened a required public hearing; no members of the public spoke on this item. Council member Curran asked a clarifying question on the capital portion of the Spring House Park fund; staff corrected the figure in the meeting from an off-the-cuff number to $900,000. With no further public comment, the council approved the ordinance on a voice/roll-call vote.
The ordinance takes effect as provided in local law; staff said appropriations are intended to allow the city to start the age-friendly program, cover the temporary finance services already used, cover higher-than-budgeted insurance costs, reestablish closed purchase orders, and move the Spring House Park capital work forward.
Council did not receive any public testimony opposing the ordinance and did not amend the measure at the meeting. Staff signaled they will implement the appropriations and proceed with the listed projects and encumbrances.
