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Council hears 2025 budget recap and revenue highlights, including $60,238 in cannabis receipts

Absecon City Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

A council member reviewed the city's 2025 financial results — total budget $12,340,270.66; net budget (net of grants) about $12,119,007.69; health-insurance costs and department variances noted; cannabis program revenue was reported as $60,238.09.

A council member delivered a finance update on the 2025 budget, reporting totals and department-level variances and highlighting non-tax revenue sources.

The update listed the total 2025 budget as $12,340,270.66, grants around $220,005, and a net budget figure of approximately $12,119,007.69. Department operating expense variances were provided (public works, vehicle maintenance, fire and police changes), and health-insurance costs for 2025 were reported at $675,337.60. The council member said court revenue and hotel-occupancy fees rose year over year, land sales brought in roughly $300,000 and the city’s cannabis program generated $60,238.09 in 2025.

Council did not take formal budget action at this meeting; the report was informational. Members did not request additional line-item details on the record; staff follow-up on detailed budget analysis was not explicitly scheduled during the meeting.