Golf Manor finance committee approves $30,069 appropriation amendment, recommends 2026 tax budget to council

The Golf Manor Village Finance Committee on an undisclosed date approved an appropriation amendment totaling $30,069.05 to cover unencumbered FY24 purchases and equipment needs in the police department and recommended the 2026 tax budget to the full village council.

Committee member 2 moved to adopt the posted agenda at the start of the meeting, and the committee approved the agenda and the minutes from the prior meeting by voice vote.

In presenting the financial packet, Committee member 1 said the village had “a combined bank balance of $4,000,003.03 $36,927.97,” with $199,010.79 in the primary checking account and $2,134,504.93 in a high-interest savings account. Committee member 1 reported year-to-date income tax receipts were up about 12% and noted the village had received the first biannual disbursement of real estate taxes from the Hamilton County auditor and a Homestead rollback payment from the state totaling $1,003,449.40.

After questions, the committee voted to approve the financial packet.

Eric, a staff member who presented appropriation details, outlined several requests to increase appropriations for expenses that were incurred in FY24 but were not encumbered into FY25. He identified the following items and estimated amounts: $6,390.84 for police department equipment line items; $6,900 for contracted floor resurfacing; $34,820 (noted as "$34.78 20" in the transcript) listed as PD staffing reimbursement related to an event in Dayton and associated reimbursements from Ohio EMA; $242,700 in hotel reimbursements that had already been paid by the village and would be reallocated to the appropriate line items; and a partial amount of approximately $10,600 for an in-car camera system for a Chevy Tahoe (the full camera cost was described as just shy of $12,000). Eric said an original, larger proposal had been for a cloud-based $29,000 system; the request was scaled back to cover a Tahoe-specific deployment, reducing the anticipated cost.

Committee member 1 summarized the total appropriation increase requested as $30,069.05 and moved that the committee approve the appropriation amendment. Committee member 2 seconded the motion; a voice vote passed the motion and the committee voted to recommend the amendment to the full council. No roll-call tallies or individual votes were recorded in the committee transcript.

The committee then reviewed the 2026 tax budget packet the village will submit to the county. Committee member 1 said the packet had been available for members to review for a month and that the county-required budget submission would follow a public hearing scheduled that evening at 7:30 p.m. Committee member 2 moved, and a second followed, to recommend the 2026 tax budget to the full council; the motion passed by voice vote. Members said they would follow up with staff with any remaining questions before the council hearing.

Under pending items, Committee member 2 reported a recommendation from executive staff to adopt a non-specified increase for employees whose pay does not exceed an internal threshold; the committee did not take formal action on that matter and said the matter will be forwarded to council for consideration.

The mayor asked that the full council hold an executive session at the council meeting that evening. The committee adjourned by voice vote.

Provenance: The committee’s discussion of the financial packet and balances begins at 00:01:48 in the transcript; the appropriation amendment discussion by staff (Eric) begins at 00:04:10 and the motion to approve the appropriation amendment and recommendation to council occurs at 00:08:16–00:08:24. The request to recommend the 2026 tax budget and the committee vote appear at 00:08:25–00:09:44 in the transcript.