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Leeds City Council adopts 2025-2026 budget; approves GIS mapping services and surplus of street equipment
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the Leeds City Council unanimously adopted the 2025-2026 annual budget and approved a resolution to hire consulting engineering services for GIS mapping; the council also declared street department equipment auxiliary surplus and recognized Black History Month.
The Leeds City Council on Feb. 9 unanimously adopted the City of Leedss 2025-2026 annual budget and approved several accompanying resolutions, including authorization to contract for consulting engineering services for GIS mapping and a declaration that certain street department equipment is auxiliary surplus.
Council Member Cary Kennedy introduced the budget ordinance, and Council Member Sabrina Rose moved to adopt Resolution 2026-02-01; Kennedy seconded the motion. The vote was recorded as unanimous: Mayor Eddie Moore and Council Members Sabrina Rose, Eric Turner, Cary Kennedy, Ryan Holtbrooks and Dale Faulkner voted yea.
Also on the consent/resolution calendar, the council approved Resolution 2026-01-02 authorizing consulting engineering services to provide GIS mapping for the city. The resolution was proposed by Council Member Dale Faulkner, moved by Council Member Sabrina Rose and seconded by Council Member Ryan Holtbrooks; the motion passed with all members voting in favor.
The council declared several pieces of Street Department equipment auxiliary surplus under Resolution 2026-02-03. Council Member Cary Kennedy moved the resolution and Council Member Eric Turner seconded; the motion carried unanimously. The resolution text and the list of specific equipment were not detailed in the meeting transcript and are not specified here.
Council Member Sabrina Rose introduced Resolution 2026-02-04 recognizing February as Black History Month in Leeds; Council Member Cary Kennedy seconded the resolution, which the council approved unanimously.
Routine business approved without recorded opposition included the minutes from the Jan. 28 work session and special called meeting, and the payables for Feb. 9, 2026. Motions to approve those items were made and seconded as recorded on the meeting agenda and carried by unanimous vote.
The actions taken provide the administration with an adopted budget for the coming fiscal year and authorize capacity-building work on the citys mapping and asset-management systems; the council did not discuss implementation timelines or specific contract dollar amounts during the meeting.
The council adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
