Del City council adopts FY2025–26 general fund budget; officials say transfers will be temporary
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Summary
The Del City City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 general fund budget on June 12, which relies on a $1 million transfer from the Municipal Services Authority and a $500,000 internal loan from the Neighborhood Enhancement Fund 35; city leaders said they plan steps to avoid future transfers.
Del City’s City Council on June 12 adopted Resolution No. 06122025a, approving the fiscal year 2025–26 general fund budget and authorizing the mayor to sign the resolution.
City management told the council the approved general fund uses a $1,000,000 transfer from the Municipal Services Authority (MSA) and a $500,000 internal loan from the Neighborhood Enhancement Fund 35 to balance the coming fiscal year. City officials said those transfers are intended as internal borrowing and must be repaid, and that the administration will pursue changes to revenues and expenses to avoid future reliance on other funds.
The city manager explained that revenue projections are based on a three-year averaging method and that operational costs have risen sharply compared with recent years; the manager described a prior "COVID high" in federal grant funding that inflated earlier budgets and said those source funds are now largely expended. City leaders emphasized the goal of getting the general fund to sustain itself without drawing on restricted silos of money used for drainage, economic development and other purposes.
After the public hearing portion of the agenda, Councilwoman Finch, Councilman Tatum and Councilman Brown voted aye; Mayor Eason also voted to adopt the resolution. Council members and staff praised the work of finance staff and said there will be opportunities for future public engagement on revenue and expense changes.
The resolution and budget documents were not read line-by-line at the meeting; the council approved the budget after the public hearing closed and a roll-call vote.
