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Council approves Q3 budget amendment increasing appropriations; ordinance 1139 adopted on first read
Summary
City council approved Ordinance 1139 (third-quarter budget amendment) to increase appropriations; staff cited amended appropriations rising from $17 million to $18 million and itemized increases including contingency for FEMA repaving and several fund-specific adjustments.
The City Council voted on Dec. 2 to approve Ordinance 1139, a third‑quarter budget amendment covering a set of adjustments identified during 2025.
Finance staff outlined the amendment and said the ordinance increases total appropriations from $17,000,000 to $18,000,000 and notes an increase of $1,100,000 in the ordinance text. The staff report (page references cited in the packet) lists detailed line-item changes by fund.
Noted items included an insurance premium increase of $8,006.50, a contingency addition of $710,000 intended to cover FEMA repaving costs (the city expects reimbursement), water‑fund work including generator and meter repairs, a solid‑waste contractor increase of $28,000, wastewater contract-rate increases of $125,000, and an emergent $8,000 head‑gasket repair on a dump truck required for snow plowing.
Council discussed adjusted ending balances, which staff explained by citing a beginning‑of‑year surplus and subsequent amendments and expenditures; staff said estimated additional revenues totaled about $519,221. After discussion, a motion was made and council approved Ordinance 1139 on first reading.
