Swansea trustees adopt FY2027 budget after short debate over deficit and posting error

The Village of Swansea Board of Trustees adopted its annual municipal budget for fiscal year 2027 on a recorded roll call after a brief exchange about public-noticing requirements and the size of the deficit.

Clerk read Ordinance 2016 — the proposed budget covering May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027 — and staff answered a trustee’s question about the statutory six-day posting requirement for salaries exceeding $150,000. Carrie acknowledged the budget was posted for five days, not six, and said that was an oversight she would correct in future notices: “I missed the other one where you know you have to do it 6 days prior… it will be posted six days.” She told the board the shorter posting will not affect the legal ability to vote on the budget that night.

Trustee Tuvenar voted no on final passage, citing the budget’s remaining deficit. He told colleagues he was concerned about “the $1.57 million deficit at the last view of the budget.” Other trustees voted to approve the ordinance and the motion carried.

Treasurer’s report accompanying the budget listed fund balances across multiple accounts; the transcript contains formatting errors in many line-item amounts, but staff presented the combined funds figure as approximately $25.2 million. Trustees moved to accept the treasurer’s report and place it on file.

The board’s action makes the FY2027 budget effective May 1, 2026. Staff said they will correct the notice posting procedure going forward and continue budget monitoring; no further amendments were adopted at the meeting.