Mayfield council amends FY2025 accounts and adopts FY2025–26 budget, raises some fees and pay rates

The Mayfield Town Council approved changes to the current fiscal year budget and adopted the town's FY2025–26 budget at its June 11 public hearing and meeting.

Amanda, the town's certified municipal clerk, told the council that FY2025 revenues totaled $323,595 while expenditures reached $353,683, producing a negative change in net position of about $31,229. She said shortfalls were driven by lower‑than‑expected property and sales tax receipts and underperforming service revenues. "We had total revenues collected of 323,595," Amanda said during her presentation.

To address overruns, the council approved Resolution 2025‑C to amend departmental appropriations, including boosting highways and public improvements from about $87,007.62 to $147,007.44 and adjusting public‑safety and parks line items. The amendment passed after a motion, a second and a voice vote.

Council then voted to adopt the FY2025–26 budget and associated fee schedule. The adopted plan keeps the town's water base fee and many charges the same but includes several changes: a proposed nominal 3% planning projection for revenues and expenses, and personnel adjustments that were presented as part of the budget document. The clerk proposed aligning some pay to local benchmarks: a public‑works director salary shown at about $64,300 annually and a town‑clerk figure discussed near $50,840; the treasurer's hourly rate was listed in the packet.

The fee schedule adopted with the budget raises dog‑licensing fees: the base license will increase from $5 to $10, male/female licenses to $15, and the late fee is set at $25. Council also approved a modest increase in elected‑official compensation (see separate ordinance coverage) that will be incorporated into next year's payroll.

Clerk's notes show the town had $728,334 in cash across funds on the report date; once restricted reserves are removed the usable balance was reported near $503,500. The council directed town staff to circulate the finalized budget documents for signatures and to bring the White Sanitation contract back for formal action in July.

What happens next: the clerk will publish the adopted budget and collect signatures; staff will bring the garbage contract back to the July agenda and the council will monitor the amended appropriations as the fiscal year progresses.