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Dover City Council adopts amended FY2027 budget after roll-call votes

Dover City Council · April 1, 2026

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Summary

At a special meeting April 1, the Dover City Council adopted an amended Fiscal Year 2027 budget resolution after councilors approved corrected totals for multiple funds; the council recorded a 9-yes vote in favor of the final resolution.

At a special meeting on April 1, the Dover City Council adopted a resolution setting Fiscal Year 2027 budget appropriations, fees and the capital improvements program after voting to incorporate corrected revenue and appropriation totals into the resolution.

The amendment that councilors approved added corrected figures read into the record by a presenter: general fund revenue and appropriations of $182,566,689; Downtown Dover TIF Fund revenue and appropriations of $4,507,331; DoverNet Fund revenue and appropriations of $2,182,767; and an overall municipal budget total of $227,344,804. The amendment also specified general fund appropriations for city operations at $65,543,012 and school department operations at $89,172,779.

The amendment—introduced to reflect recent budget adjustments and read aloud for the record—was moved and seconded. The clerk called the roll on the amendment and announced it had passed. The council then moved to approve the full resolution as amended; after a second, the clerk called the roll again and recorded "9 yeses," announcing that the motion passed and the amended resolution was adopted.

A councilor asked whether a copy of the amendment would be provided; a presenter said a copy would be sent out the following day. The meeting concluded with remarks thanking department heads for their work and a brief note that the director of the welfare department is retiring; the council adjourned without further action.

The item had been sponsored "by Mayor Shannehan by request," according to the agenda introduction; the corrected figures were incorporated into the final resolution at the council's special meeting.