Alpena council adopts FY2027 budget, passes appropriation and amends FY2026 budget

The Alpena City Council adopted the city's fiscal year 2027 budget and passed an accompanying appropriation resolution on May 18, following a procedural vote during its regular meeting.

Council members approved Resolution No. 2026-04 to adopt the FY2027 budget, which the city said sets administrative salaries and fringe benefits for the coming year and includes a revised comprehensive fee schedule effective July 1, 2026. The council also approved the FY2027 appropriation resolution, No. 2026-05, which authorizes the city's expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. In the same session the council adopted an amended FY2026 budget.

The budget adoption was introduced by the presiding officer and described in the meeting packet; a council member made the motion and another seconded it before the clerk called the roll. Council members recorded affirmative votes and the motions carried.

Why it matters: The budget and appropriation resolutions set the city's spending levels and fee schedule for the coming year and provide the legal authorization for departments to incur expenses. The effective date for revised fees noted in the resolution is July 1, 2026.

Details: The resolution language presented at the meeting states that administrative salaries and fringe benefits for FY2027 are adopted and that the comprehensive fee schedule is revised; items requiring an ordinance change will take effect when the ordinance amendment becomes effective. Councilors did not supplement the packet with additional substantive amendments during the meeting.

Next steps: Staff will implement the adopted budget and track any fee ordinance changes that require separate ordinance action. The appropriation resolution authorizes department expenditures beginning July 1. The council recorded its votes on the record during roll call and moved on to other agenda items.