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Fayetteville board approves FY'26 budget amendment, adopts records policy and permit‑fee changes; several event permits OK'd
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Fayetteville Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted FY'26 budget amendment No. 7, approved a city records-retention ordinance and an amendment to the permit-fee policy, and ratified two event permits. The actions were approved by roll call and recorded as carried.
The Fayetteville Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Dec. 9 to adopt a fiscal-year 2026 budget amendment, a citywide records-retention policy and revisions to the city’s permit-fee rules, and to approve two event permits.
The budget amendment, presented as "Ordinance 20 25 dash 3 2" and described as FY'26 budget amendment number 7, includes eight sections of adjustments. The presiding speaker summarized changes including a $390 increase for police expenditures; a $15,000 transfer to animal control; an animal-control revenue increase of $31,008.30 to be appropriated to specified ledger accounts; an $11,900 increase in the sanitation fund; and smaller expenditure increases for administration and streets ($3,600 each). Alderman Alder moved to approve the ordinance; the motion was seconded and, after roll-call responses recorded as 'Aye' by attending aldermen, the motion carried.
The board also adopted "Ordinance 20 25 dash 34," a records-retention policy staff developed to align city record schedules with recommendations from the secretary of state. Vice Mayor Bradford moved the measure; the motion passed on roll call.
Separately, the board approved an amendment to the city's permit-fee policy (referred to in the record as "Ordinance 20 25 dash 3 4"). The revision places event-permit approval responsibility with the police department, which will review and forward permits for board consideration. Vice Mayor Bradford moved the change and the board approved it by roll call.
Two event permits were recorded for the minutes and approved: a fire-department toy-drive roadblock permit for an event held Dec. 6, 2025 (motion by Alderman Keenan) and an "open night" permit dated Nov. 22, 2025 (motion by Alderman Allen). In each case the board recorded aye votes from attending members and the motions carried.
The board concluded its business and adjourned after administrative reminders about holiday garbage pickup schedules.
Votes and roll‑call references in the meeting record include affirmative responses from aldermen listed in the meeting transcript (for example: Alder, Allen, Bradford, Keenan, Faulkner, Small). The official ordinance texts and ledger appropriation details are in the city clerk’s ordinance packet and budget documents.
