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Indian Trail staff present 50,000-foot FY26 budget preview; manager and department heads cite lean operations, capital pressures
Summary
Town manager and department leaders gave an overview of operating assumptions for FY26, discussed department budgets, a proposed 2% COLA and 3% merit, health insurance increases, and capital priorities including parks, Indian Trail Road and a proposed public works facility.
Town Manager (unnamed) and department directors briefed the Indian Trail Town Council and the public on March 11 with a 50,000-foot preview of the town’s proposed FY26 budget, emphasizing limited operational increases, staff investments and growing capital needs.
Key operational items: The manager said the operating budget remains lean; staff proposed a 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and continued a 3% merit pool. Finance staff recommended a reclassification (promoting a senior accountant to assistant finance director). Human Resources said health insurance rates could rise by about 10% and that the state League of Municipalities was exiting its health plan role, prompting a search for new carriers.
Public safety and staffing: The town’s contract with the Union County Sheriff’s Office remains the primary public-safety expense. Sheriff-contract costs were discussed separately, and…
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