Centerville council reviews budget updates; halves health‑insurance growth estimate, adds halftime code enforcement

Centerville Town Council on March 20 heard a run‑through of revisions to the town's proposed FY26 budget, including a reduced health‑insurance cost projection, a newly estimated $30,000 in medical cannabis sales tax revenue, the addition of a half‑time code enforcement position and a zoning administrator, and a continued projected transfer to fund balance.

Town Manager Karen (no last name provided) opened the session with a summary memo of changes from the prior work session, saying the packet highlights the lines affected and that the health‑insurance increase in the budget had been lowered from the 10% assumption used previously to 6% based on actuarial estimates that staff expected to confirm the following week. The memo also added $30,000 to general‑fund revenues for the town's first full year of medical cannabis sales tax distributions.

The council discussed personnel changes included in the draft. The A92 administration budget adds a half‑time code enforcement officer; staff said Crystal has prepared…