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Salem City Council continues section-by-section review of proposed FY2027 budget
Summary
At a budget work session on April 16, 2026, the Salem City Council and staff continued a section-by-section review of the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget; no formal votes or motions were recorded and the meeting adjourned at 4:26 p.m.
The Salem City Council convened a work session on April 16, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Council Chambers to continue reviewing the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget. Council and staff reviewed each section of the budget proposal; the transcript records discussion but does not list specific dollar amounts, motions, or votes.
Council attendance and staff support were read into the record. Mayor Renée Ferris Turk presided; Vice-Mayor Anne Marie Green and council members Byron Randolph Foley, H. Hunter Holliday and John Saunders were present. City Manager Chris Dorsey attended along with Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council Rob Light, Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Williams, Director of Finance Rosie Jordan, and Senior Accountant Graham Millender.
The meeting record identifies the session as a continued, section-by-section review of the proposed FY2027 budget. The transcript does not report any formal actions, motions, amendments, or vote tallies during the work session. No speakers are recorded as proposing specific budget line items or dollar figures in the provided minutes.
The work session ran from 1:30 p.m. until adjournment at 4:26 p.m. The minutes were submitted by H. Robert Light, Clerk of Council, and approved by Mayor Renée Ferris Turk. The record does not specify next steps, a timetable for adoption, or whether there will be further public hearings on the budget.
