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Council votes to remove $75,000 business‑alliance consultant scope from FY26 budget
Summary
Council voted by voice to remove a $75,000 consultant scope for a proposed business alliance from the FY26 budget and directed staff to pursue chamber engagement and next steps. The motion passed by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
Council voted during the March 24 work session to remove the current $75,000 scope of work for a proposed business alliance consultant from the fiscal year 2026 budget.
A councilmember moved to delete the $75,000 item and the mayor seconded the motion. The motion was put to a voice vote; one councilmember answered "Aye" when staff called for members in favor, and staff then acknowledged the opposition before closing discussion. Interim Town Manager Russ Overton and staff said they will consult with the chamber and the vendor pool as appropriate and bring updates at future meetings.
Staff framed the item as time‑sensitive because the town has selected a consultant for the engagement and is preparing an RFQ/RFP that could be issued this week. Council members who opposed using town funds for the work said the chamber or other partners might be the more appropriate funders. The council’s action removes the town budget allocation for the consultant work in FY26 but does not foreclose a future staff or council decision to revisit the item with a different funding approach.
Staff will proceed with notifying interested consultants and with outreach to the chamber as directed and will return with next steps and any implications for the RFQ timeline.
