Box Elder council adopts year-end budget amendment and advances 2026 amendment to capture K-9 grant
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Summary
The council adopted ordinance 769 (second reading) updating 2025 year-end estimates and approved a first reading of ordinance 782 to capture a $93,000 South Dakota attorney general grant for a police K-9 program and recognize $100,000 in TIF activity.
The Box Elder City Council adopted ordinance number 769 on its second and final reading to amend 2025 year-end budget estimates, and the council advanced ordinance number 782 on first reading to capture grant revenue for a police K-9 program and recognize TIF activity.
Renee Baker, the city finance officer, presented the budget adjustments and read modified expense totals for affected funds. She stated the general fund's estimated 2025 ending fund balance is about $319,000 and noted recalculations and transfers involving the tax increment financing (TIF) funds. Baker also identified changes to other funds and said an updated Excel listing shows final fund balances across funds.
Baker described ordinance 782 (first reading) as a 2026 budget amendment that would capture $93,000 from the South Dakota attorney general's grant for the K-9 program and add approximately $100,000 in both revenue and expense related to TIF No. 5. The council voted to approve the motion on the reading presented.
Why this matters: ordinance 769 closes out and adjusts 2025 estimates, affecting the reported fund balances and TIF transfers; ordinance 782 will recognize grant funding and related spending in the 2026 budget if adopted in subsequent readings.
Numbers and transcript clarity: spoken budget figures in the meeting were difficult to parse in places; Baker read an expense number that appeared in the transcript as "$11,000,004.56, $456,035." The finance officer's clear estimate for the general fund ending balance was provided as "about 319,000." The transcript also references a $100,000 TIF revenue and a $100,000 expense estimate for TIF activity. Where numeric transcription is ambiguous, the city finance officer's written ordinance and budget documents should be consulted for official figures.
Council action and next steps: Ordinance 769 was adopted on second reading by roll call vote with councilmembers recorded as voting 'Aye.' Ordinance 782 was presented and advanced on first reading; further readings or formal adoption will follow the city's standard ordinance process.
