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St. Clair Shores adopts fiscal 2025-26 budget after patrol contract reduces surplus to $15,000
Summary
The council adopted the FY2025-26 budget 7-0. Finance Director John Walters said the city moved from an originally projected $2.224 million surplus to about $15,000 after ratifying the police contract; the budget includes multiple capital projects and purchases.
St. Clair Shores City Council on Monday adopted the city’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget after administration incorporated council feedback and the recently ratified police contract. The measure passed on a 7-0 vote.
Finance Director and Treasurer John Walters told council the budget presented at the April workshop originally showed a roughly $2.224 million general-fund surplus. After the council ratified the patrol contract, the surplus fell to about $15,000, Walters said. He reviewed capital items included in the adopted budget and answered council questions about tracking committee funds and major purchases.
Councilmembers discussed several capital programs included in the budget: repairs to the Blossom Heath boat ramp and associated sewer work; reconstruction or sectional concrete replacement on multiple streets; replacement of the Playview road and Shady Lane; a new vac-and-jet sewer truck and a garbage truck (purchased under a separate agenda item); upgrades to water-system meters and pump stations including Pleasant and Alger pump stations; and park improvements such as the Kite Monroe ADA playground and new bocce courts, the latter budgeted at $250,000. Walters and council members also described a plan to treat standing committee allocations as their own funds to improve multi-year tracking.
Councilmember Rubello moved adoption of the budget; Councilmember Frederick supported the motion. The council approved the budget by voice vote with no opposing votes. Walters and councilmembers said staff will continue to report on capital project schedules and bring back necessary contract documents and purchase orders to the council.
Several council members praised the coordination between department heads and finance staff in preparing the document. Administration said more detailed contract documents and receiving-file items (for the patrol contract and other procurements) will be provided to the council at future meetings.
