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Rathdrum council adopts tentative FY25/26 budget that includes $10 million city‑hall transfer; adopts budget despite debate over parks staffing
Summary
Council approved a tentative budget that includes a $10 million transfer from the general fund to a special revenue fund for the city‑hall project, and adopted the budget after debate over two proposed parks job upgrades costing about $70,000.
The Rathdrum City Council voted to adopt the tentative fiscal year 2025–26 budget after staff presented revenue and expenditure totals and explained a planned $10,000,000 transfer from the general fund to a special revenue fund to pay for the city‑hall project.
City staff presented the budget package to the council and said the administrative and finance portion of the budget is $16,291,203 and that the proposal includes a $10,000,000 transfer from the general fund designated for the city‑hall project. Staff listed water fund revenue at $4,569,561 and sewer fund revenue at $7,121,000 and presented total city revenues as $46,990,355.
Staff explained the $10 million appears as both a revenue and an expenditure line because the general fund must transfer the cash into the special…
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