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Chili Town Board adopts 2026 budget and approves slate of routine resolutions
Summary
The Chili Town Board on Nov. 12, 2025 adopted the town’s 2026 budget and approved a series of routine resolutions — including assessor office authorizations, contract approvals and reserve transfers — in a roll-call vote that passed unanimously.
The Chili Town Board adopted its 2026 budget on Nov. 12 and approved a bundle of routine resolutions, including authorizations for the assessor’s office, fire and ambulance contracts, personnel items and reserve transfers.
Supervisor Dunning praised town finance staff, singling out Director of Finance Dan Knap for preparing a budget that the board said remains under the state tax cap. "Thank you for all the work that goes into putting this together and keeping us on track," the supervisor said.
The board moved through the agenda with short presentations and roll-call votes. Key approvals included Resolution 225, the annual town budget for 2026; Resolution 226, approving fire and ambulance contracts; Resolution 228, transfers to equipment reserves; and Resolution 231, authorizing ARPA/SLFRF funds for senior and youth programming. All recorded roll-call votes were affirmative.
Motions were typically introduced by individual council members and seconded before a roll call. For example, Resolution 222 (Assessor’s Office) and Resolution 223 (official undertaking for town clerk and receiver of taxes) were each moved and seconded and carried by unanimous vote.
The board also approved personnel- and administration-related items, including a part-time office clerk/receptionist position under Resolution 227 and administrative assessment rules for several local districts under Resolution 224.
The meeting record shows no recorded dissent on the resolutions voted that evening. The board set its next meeting for Dec. 17 or Dec. 20, 2025.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 222 (Assessor’s Office): moved by Councilman Slatterie; passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 223 (Official undertaking for town clerk/receiver): moved by Councilman Dory; passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 224 (2026 assessment rules): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 225 (2026 annual town budget): moved and seconded; passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 226 (Fire and ambulance contracts): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 227 (Part-time receptionist/substitutes): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 228 (Transfer to equipment reserves): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 229 (Chili Fire Department active list): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 230 (Letter of credit release, Rose Hill Phase 4): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 231 (ARPA/SLFRF funds for senior and youth programming): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 232 (2025 budget amendments): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0). - Resolution 233 (Nov. 5, 2025 abstract): passed, roll-call affirmative (5–0).
The board’s minutes and roll-call records identify the following members as voting: Councilman Dory, Councilwoman Spar, Councilman Valerio, Councilman Slatterie and Supervisor Dunning. Individual vote records in the transcript are recorded as affirmative on roll call for the listed items.
