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Orangeville council adopts tentative 2025-26 budget in brief special meeting
Summary
At a short special meeting on May 12, the Orangeville City Council adopted a resolution approving the city's tentative 2025-26 budget and noted a $54,000 reduction to the utility fund to balance the plan. Council members also discussed an upcoming youth volunteer visit and possible small community projects.
At 5:30 a.m. on May 12, 2025, the Orangeville City Council convened a special meeting and voted to adopt a resolution approving the city’s tentative 2025-26 budget.
The meeting was called because the council ran out of time during a prior regular meeting before finalizing the budget resolution, the presiding officer said. The council then approved a motion to enter the special meeting and later approved the budget resolution by voice vote.
The tentative budget was adopted by motion. Kevin (council member) made the motion to adopt the resolution; Tracy K. seconded. Council members individually voiced approval: “Tracy. Aye. Carrie. Aye. Doug. Aye. Kevin. Aye,” and the presiding officer announced the motion passed. The record refers to the measure as a resolution adopting Orangeville’s 2025-26 tentative budget; a consistent resolution citation was not specified in the meeting record.
During the discussion, the presiding officer said the budget had been cut “drastically” and stated, “We're gonna have to take $54,000 out of what was it called? Utility fund. Utility fund just to make it through.” That reduction was described as a measure to balance the plan for the coming year; further details about what services or line items the $54,000 will affect were not provided in the record.
Council members also discussed a separate, non-budget item: a youth volunteer group from Colorado. The presiding officer said Tom Scott had texted that a group of about 50 youths will arrive May 30 and stay into June to do service projects in area towns, and asked for suggestions such as painting fire hydrants, fences and park facilities.
The council completed the meeting with a motion by Tracy to adjourn, which carried by voice vote.
The tentative budget adoption completes the council’s immediate requirement to formalize the plan after the prior meeting ended before the resolution was adopted. The record does not show additional public testimony, a line‑by‑line budget presentation in this special session, or a final adoption date; those items appear to remain outside the scope of this brief meeting.
