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Belleville council ratifies annual budget ordinance and approves two budget amendments
Summary
At a special April 28 meeting, the Belleville City Council ratified an ordinance establishing the annual budget for the fiscal year beginning May 2025 and ending April 2026 and approved two budget-amendment resolutions; both votes passed despite a single dissent from Alderperson Schneider.
The Belleville City Council on April 28 ratified an ordinance establishing the city's annual budget for the fiscal year beginning May 2025 and ending April 2026 and approved two resolutions to amend that budget.
The meeting opened with safety instructions and a roll call. The clerk reported most alderpersons and department heads present; Alderperson Astoff was excused and Leanne Spearman was recorded absent. The council gave members the opportunity for public comment but heard none.
The council then considered a motion "to ratify ordinance" establishing the city's annual budget for the fiscal year beginning May 2025 and ending April 2026. The ordinance number as read in the transcript was garbled ('94 84 20 26'); the chair asked for and received a motion from Alderperson Randall and a second. The clerk conducted a roll call vote; Alderperson Schneider voted no while the other recorded votes were in favor. The chair announced, "Motion carries."
The body next read by title two resolutions, numbered in the transcript as 35 73 and 35 74, described as amendments to the annual budget (one identified as a line-item transfer). The clerk read the titles and the associated fiscal-year dates; the transcript uses alternate city spellings in the reading ("Belvoir/Belva"), which are reported here as Belleville for clarity. Alderperson Randall moved to approve the resolutions; in roll call Alderperson Schneider again voted no and the remaining recorded votes were in favor. The clerk announced the motion carries.
Short procedural business followed: a motion to adjourn was made by Alderperson Randall and approved, and the chair closed the special meeting.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance establishing annual budget for fiscal year beginning May 2025 and ending April 2026: Passed (Alderperson Schneider recorded as voting No; other recorded votes in favor; motion carries). The ordinance number was unclear in the transcript and is recorded as read: "94 84 20 26" (not specified). - Resolution 35 73 (line-item transfer) and Resolution 35 74 (budget amendment): Passed together (Alderperson Schneider recorded as voting No; other recorded votes in favor; motion carries).
What the meeting means The council completed the formal ratification of the annual budget and approved two amendments at a short special meeting; the items passed without substantive public comment or extended debate. The transcript contains garbled readings of ordinance numbers and city name variants; the city referenced in the meeting is Belleville. The measures carry forward the council's budget process for the coming fiscal year and respective line-item adjustments.
The meeting adjourned with no further public hearings scheduled at that session.
