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Corinne council reviews FY25 budget adjustments, moves some capital items into 2026
Summary
Council reviewed modest FY25 adjustments (including sewer project additions and hiring a deputy clerk) and discussed capital purchases for FY26, including a skid steer, replacement tractor, shop roof, sprinkler trencher and security upgrades. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for the council's second June meeting.
City staff presented a list of small adjustments to the current fiscal-year budget and an outline of capital items proposed for fiscal 2026.
Kendra (staff member) told the council the sewer project has started and that grant and loan funding are in place, so the sewer work had to be added to the current budget. She also said the city hired a deputy clerk that needed to be added. A previously planned lead-and-copper grant expired and was removed from the revenue estimates.
On the capital-improvement list, staff and council discussed several proposed or already-budgeted purchases: replacement of a Ford tractor (staff reported it would need an estimated $17,000 in repairs, and the replacement package would include a mower, stump grinder and sweeper), acquisition of a skid steer (council said it could reduce outsourcing costs for stump grinding and trenching), a tin roof/overhang repair on the public shop (quote cited at about $16,050), upgrades to park irrigation (trencher/tractor equipment), security camera upgrades for the city shop and fire station (estimated roughly $10,000), and installation of required sprinklers/security at the fire station.
Staff reported the city had been awarded a $59,700 grant for a transportation master plan and must provide a local match of about $11,000. Staff said some capital items (a proposed storm drain master plan and some fire department projects) are being deferred to 2026 because of timing and lead times for quotes.
Public process: staff said the council will schedule a public hearing on the budget at the council's second meeting in June (noted in the meeting as June 17). Staff asked council members to review the documents and bring any additional adjustments to the June meeting. No final budget adoption occurred at this meeting.
Other operational notes: staff said building-permit revenue was higher than expected and will wash through the accounting to county and city funds. The city also discussed Frisbee-golf equipment already ordered and noted several small repairs and maintenance items that had arisen since the original budget was prepared.
No formal appropriation or loan approval was voted at the meeting; councilmembers generally supported keeping the proposed capital items in the spending plan and asked staff to refine quotes and timing for the June hearing.
