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Mayfield Council adopts amended FY2025 budget, approves FY2026 proposal and fee increases
Summary
Mayfield’s council approved a resolution amending the FY2025 budget to cover overruns in highways and public safety, and adopted the FY2026 budget with modest fee and salary adjustments, including an increase to dog licensing fees and new compensation for elected officials.
The Mayfield Town Council on June 11 voted to amend the current fiscal year’s budget and adopted the town’s budget for fiscal year 2025–26 after a public hearing.
Town Clerk Amanda told the council the town recorded $323,595 in revenues for FY2025 and $353,683 in expenditures, producing a negative change in net position of about $31,229. She said the shortfall stemmed from lower-than-anticipated assessed valuations, weaker sales-tax receipts and underperformance of service-based revenues, and flagged a large overrun in highways and public improvements driven by chip-seal work.
The council read and passed Resolution 2025‑c to amend FY2025 departmental appropriations. The recorded amendment increases the highways/public improvements appropriation from about $87,007.62 to $147,007.44 and adjusts parks/recreation and public-safety lines to reflect actual spending. The amendment was read on the record and approved by motion and majority vote.
Following the amendment, the council moved to adopt the FY2025–26 budget and attendant fee schedule. The adopted plan sets a total town budget that incorporates a $30–$120 range of adjustments across funds, retains a $30 water base fee, and establishes staffing pay recommendations Amanda presented: a public works director salary at $64,300 and a town clerk target of $50,840 (both described as market-aligned), and an approved treasurer hourly adjustment previously included in the tentative budget. The council also approved a set of fees in the adopted schedule: cemetery spaces at $300 for residents ($1,000 nonresident), a $10 base dog license ($15 for male/female) and a $25 late fee, and other user charges listed in the attached fee schedule.
Mayor (unnamed) said the town’s cash balance was $728,334 (with restricted reserves removed leaving roughly $503,500 available for general use), and described plans to use impact fees for park and infrastructure projects in staged phases. Council members noted the need to monitor revenues and consider adjustments if assessed valuations or sales-tax receipts lag expectations.
The council concluded the budget votes by signing the resolution and budget documents; staff said finalized originals would be available for signatures and that related fee adjustments tied to the White Sanitation contract (garbage billing) would be revisited for resolution after the contract is finalized.
