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Council approves annual appropriation for non‑tax funds
Summary
The Franklin City Council approved Budgetary Ordinance 25‑01, allowing the city to appropriate and spend donation and grant funds across departments this year; Clerk‑Treasurer Jan Jones told the council the action is an annual housekeeping step to enable departments to use awarded funds.
The Franklin City Council on Feb. 3 voted to adopt Budgetary Ordinance 25‑01, authorizing additional appropriations in non‑tax supported funds so departments can spend donations and grant money awarded to them.
Clerk‑Treasurer Jan Jones, who presented the ordinance, said the appropriation is a routine annual measure. "This is something that…we have to do every year if we're gonna spend the funds," Jones said, describing the ordinance as a mechanism to make donation and grant funds available to departments such as parks and police.
Why it matters: The ordinance does not change tax rates or the general fund; it authorizes the spending of grants and donations already received or expected in non‑tax funds. Jones told the council departments rely on this annual appropriation to use awarded monies during the budget year.
The ordinance was introduced at the previous meeting and carried a brief public hearing at which no members of the public spoke. A council member moved to approve the ordinance, it was seconded, and the council voted in favor by voice vote.
The action permits operational use of gifts and grants by city departments but does not itself allocate general‑fund resources or change department budgets funded by property taxes. Departments must still follow standard procurement and reporting requirements when spending those appropriated non‑tax funds.
The council immediately proceeded to a separate budget ordinance addressing specific capital and reserve transfers.
