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Council approves amendment to 2024–25 budget after higher-than-expected permit and cemetery charges
Summary
Miller County council approved an amendment to the 2024–25 budget after staff reported building-permit and cemetery-related receipts exceeded the original estimates; council also accepted routine minutes and financial reports and closed the public hearing on the item.
The Miller County council approved an amendment to the town’s 2024–25 budget during a public hearing held at the May meeting. Council staff reported that total receipts for licenses and permits had come in at $4,051 against a budgeted $1,000, and charges for parks and cemetery services were $4,710 against a $3,100 estimate, requiring the formal amendment.
Council member (Unidentified Speaker 3) explained the increases were driven by “people building houses” and by cemetery open-and-close charges that had previously not been billed. Council members asked questions about whether the receipt line should net permit costs; staff clarified the higher license and permit revenues were net positive while parks and cemetery expenditures ran over the estimate.
Following the presentation there was a voice motion to close the public hearing (moved by Unidentified Speaker 2) and separate motions to approve the April minutes and April financial reports. A motion to approve the amended 2024–25 budget was made and seconded; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Officials said the amendment addresses two primary variances and that staff will monitor other line items as utility bills come through. The council scheduled routine follow-up budget work as needed during the coming month.
