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O'Fallon committee forwards $111 million FY27 budget to council after final review
Summary
Committee reviewed the final FY27 budget with no change to the overall fund total ($111,000,008.27), noted department-level capital reserves and small line-item adjustments, and voted to send the ordinance to council for first reading (public hearing set for April 20).
The Finance & Administration committee on the night reviewed the city’s proposed FY27 budget and voted to forward the ordinance to the full City Council for its first reading and public hearing.
Sandy, the budget presenter, said the total fund figure remains $111,000,008.27 and that departments have finalized narratives and reserve plans. She outlined a capital-reserve analysis showing planned uses (the cemeteries department expects to use roughly $37,000 for columbarium work; community development reserves will cover vehicle purchases). She also noted a small adjustment in the large-spend schedule: Parks increased its allocation for pickleball lights by $4,000, and $50,000 was reallocated for land acquisition on South Cherry Street, but the overall fund total did not change.
The budget ordinance requires two readings. Sandy told the committee the first reading is scheduled for April 2 and that a public hearing will precede final adoption on April 20. Committee members asked for clarification on the debt-service increase; Sandy explained that timing of bond principal and interest payments means more principal is now due, which increases the debt-service line in the near term.
A committee motion to forward the ordinance passed on a roll call and will go to the next City Council session for the required readings and public hearing. Chair praised staff for conservative reserve planning and emergency funds that provide fiscal flexibility.
What happens next: the ordinance will appear for first reading before the full council; the public hearing and final adoption are scheduled for the April council meeting cycle.
