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Lynndyl council hears public hearing on 2024–25 budget amendment after surprise permit revenue
Summary
At a public hearing on a 2024–25 budget amendment, council members heard that licenses and permits exceeded the estimate by roughly 405% and that cemetery and parks charges ran over; council moved to approve the amendment though the transcript contains no roll-call tally.
Lynndyl — The town council opened a public hearing on an amendment to the 2024–25 budget after staff reported larger-than-expected revenue from licenses and permits and higher-than-budgeted charges for parks and cemetery services.
"We had budgeted $1,000, and we were $4,051," Speaker 3 told the council, characterizing the permits line as about 405% of the appropriation. Speaker 3 also said charges and services (including parks and cemetery work) were budgeted at $3,100 but showed $4,710 in actuals.
Council members asked for detail on why the permits line rose. "Nobody was building houses, and now people's building houses," Speaker 3 said, and the group explained that the town has begun charging for cemetery open-and-close services it had previously absorbed or paid out-of-pocket for. That change moved permit and license receipts into a positive variance while parks and cemetery work required budget increases.
After the hearing, Speaker 1 moved to close the public hearing; the motion was seconded. The council then moved on routine items, approved April minutes and the financial reports, and discussed the budget amendment. Speaker 5 made a motion "to approve the amended budget," which was seconded in the transcript. The record in the provided transcript does not include a roll-call vote or a tally for the amendment.
What happens next: Council members discussed including the road capital projects in next year’s budget proposal and noted staff will bring a proposed 2025 capital allocation next month. No additional public hearing or implementation date for the amendment appears in the transcript.
