On Jan. 22 Franklin City Council approved several budget and housekeeping measures.

Clerk Treasurer Jan Jones presented Budgetary Ordinance 24-22 to reflect the handbook changes and to add a wastewater assistant-superintendent salary and other line-item adjustments; the council opened a public hearing, heard no public comment, and approved the ordinance. The council also approved the list of encumbrances carried into 2025; the mayor identified the largest encumbrance (approximately $2.246 million) as funds tied to an active-adult center project. The council declared stale-dated checks (outstanding two years) canceled: the general account total is about $8,500 and the sewer utility $211, for a grand total of $8,745.84 that will be returned to the general fund.

The mayor introduced Budgetary Ordinance 25-1 (additional appropriations for non-tax supported funds such as donations and grants) and Budgetary Ordinance 25-2 (carryover/board of works items), the latter to include $100,000 for cemetery improvements (headstones and road work) and a $100,000 transfer to fire capital to help equip an incoming fire truck (city noted $950,000 already appropriated in a CCD fund). Council moved and approved the encumbrances and check cancellations by voice vote.