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Del City opens FY2025–26 general fund budget discussion; $1.4M shortfall noted
Summary
City staff presented a conservative preliminary general fund budget using a three-year average revenue method, estimating about $13 million in revenues and noting roughly $1.4 million remains to be addressed in later rounds.
Mayor Florier Eason opened a publicly noticed discussion May 19, 2025, on Del City’s general fund budget for fiscal year 2025–26. City Manager JD and City Clerk Kelly presented a preliminary budget framework and asked the council to continue budget deliberations through June.
City Manager JD said the round‑one projection methodology uses audited results from the last three fiscal years (FY2022–24) averaged to estimate revenues and a conservative approach for expenditures. The presentation estimated roughly $13,000,000 in general fund revenue after adjustments, with an identified $1,400,000 gap remaining to be closed in subsequent budget rounds.
JD said staff intentionally estimates revenue conservatively and expenditures on the high side to give council a margin for planning. He noted specific areas fully funded from the general fund include police and fire and community services. He explained interfund transfers and known lease agreement revenues were treated separately in projections.
Council members asked procedural and timing questions. JD confirmed the council’s public hearing timeline: budget figures will be finalized and a hearing held on June 15, 2025, with additional meetings in the coming weeks to refine the numbers.
JD and Kelly told council they will continue rounds of budget refinement (round 2 and round 3), incorporate anticipated capital needs (for example, an additional water treatment filter bank), and work toward balanced budgets for each fund where possible. Staff emphasized the goal of making individual fund budgets self-sustaining to limit transfers and debt service reliance.
No final appropriations, tax rates or ordinance adoptions were made at the meeting; the vote recorded at the meeting authorized holding the discussion (a procedural motion) and later to close the public hearing. Council will consider amendments and final adoption at subsequent meetings.
