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Committee approves multiple line‑item budget adjustments for boards and outside groups
Summary
At a Sept. 24 special finance meeting, the committee voted on several specific budget line changes affecting external organizations, maintenance contracts and discretionary items, approving cuts and increases across multiple small funds.
Homewood City’s finance committee voted on a series of line-item adjustments in the proposed FY 2025–26 budget during a Sept. 24 special call, trimming some contractual lines while increasing some community-organization allocations.
The committee approved the following adjustments by recorded motion:
- A motion to revise the Cypress/Suthers Partners line from $11,052.00 to $7,200.00 passed on a 4–0 vote (mover: Bartholomew; second: Harden). The committee recorded the motion as an amendment to the line noted in the printed budget and approved it unanimously.
- ExecutiveTime maintenance (line 11-5-2400) was deleted and zeroed out by motion (mover: Bolton/Baltony; second: Harden); the vote was 4–0.
- The language-line access charge (previously budgeted under 911-related services) was zeroed out by motion (mover: Baltony; second: Harden); the vote was 4–0.
- The beautification board allocation was reduced from $15,500 to $10,000 by motion (mover: Hartman; second: James); the committee approved the change 4–0.
- The tree-planting budget was increased from $20,000 to $40,000 to address recent losses of mature trees in parks and streetscapes. The motion to amend was made by Councilor Waltney and seconded by Harden; the committee approved it 4–0.
- The Bell Center allocation was raised from $5,000 to $10,000 by motion (mover: Harden; second: Brandt); the vote was 4–0.
- A miscellaneous/discretionary line (11578999) was zeroed out by motion (mover: Baltony; second: Harden); the committee approved the change 4–0.
Committee members discussed several other program lines — including JCTA (Jefferson County Transit Authority) contractual timing and a $90,000 state grant noted for the 911 recorder — and directed staff to incorporate the approved amendments into the printed budget for the Monday council meeting. City Manager Glenn Adams told the committee he had kept some contracts and a transitional communications-contract allocation in the budget simultaneously until a new communications director is hired and any remaining contract funds can be returned to the general fund.
Why it matters: these changes reallocate modest amounts of city support among community partners and internal maintenance lines; several of the votes remove recurring fees or transfer budget responsibility between departments. Each amendment will be reflected in the budget document the council will vote on at its next regular meeting.
