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Wendell adopts FY26 budget and capital ordinance amendments, approves dump truck purchase and awards Buffalo Creek Greenway contract
Summary
The Town Board approved FY26 budget and capital project ordinance amendments, authorized purchase of a pre‑sourced dump truck using a cooperative Sheriff's Association bid, and awarded the Buffalo Creek Greenway Phase 1 construction contract to McQueen Construction for $2,565,000; these actions were taken by voice votes during the meeting.
At Monday’s meeting the Wendell Town Board approved several fiscal and procurement actions intended to keep town operations and capital projects on schedule.
Finance Director Garrett Johnson presented a second amendment to the FY26 annual operating budget ordinance to address Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) items, cover hires whose pay exceeded budgeted rates (an additional assistant town manager position and an HR director), reallocate funding for a previously budgeted dump truck with snowplow, and move several items into the new stormwater enterprise fund. The board moved to adopt the FY26 budget ordinance amendment (Ordinance 003‑2026, Amendment No. 2) and approved it by voice.
The board also adopted an amendment to the general government capital project ordinance (Ordinance 004‑2026, Amendment No. 2) to reappropriate bond proceeds and interest earnings across capital projects, reconcile the Poe Works Yard project and shift funds from Buffalo Creek Greenway savings to the Main Street Greenway where needed.
On procurement, staff explained the dump truck purchase would use a Sheriff's Association cooperative bid and exceed North Carolina’s formal purchase threshold ($90,000) so the board’s approval was required. The board authorized the town manager to complete purchase of the dump truck from Velocity Truck Centers. Separately, after a competitive solicitation and review by staff/consultants, the board awarded the Buffalo Creek Greenway Phase 1 construction contract to McQueen Construction for $2,565,000 and authorized the town manager to negotiate and sign the contract.
A staff speaker noted these bids were within the FY26 project budgets and that additional interest earnings and sales tax receipts may be used to reconcile fund balances in coming months. The board asked to return with details of schedules and to continue monitoring grant and fee‑in‑lieu allocations associated with the projects.
No detailed recorded roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript; motions were approved by voice vote.
