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Clarkston budget tables list roughly $632,000 in General Fund budgeted revenue for FY2026; administration, sanitation and park capital lines highlighted
Summary
Town budget tables presented proposed FY2026 General Fund line items, showing revenue and expense details, notable capital outlays for parks ($77,266) and town hall/civic center loan payments ($70,000). The presentation includes a discrepancy in reported totals in the table that the transcript does not reconcile.
The Town of Clarkston’s FY2026 proposed budget tables were presented, listing detailed General Fund revenue and expense line items and estimated totals for the next fiscal year. The presentation shows proposed General Fund revenue lines including Property Tax at $120,000, Sales Tax at $110,000, a RAPZ park tax entry of $77,266 and County Transit Sales Tax of $10,000. The budget lists several other revenue streams such as Interest Earnings ($30,000), Verizon Wireless payments ($15,000) and an Unappropriated Fund Balance entry of $28,360.
The presentation also lays out Administration and operating costs, with notable FY2026 estimates including Administration total $313,900, Sanitation Collection Fees budgeted at $75,000, and a $70,000 loan payment for the Town Hall and Civic Center. A Capital Outlay Equipment line in Administration is budgeted at $26,000. Parks and Recreation includes a Capital Outlay—Park Improvements line of $77,266 in the FY2026 column.
Why it matters: these numbers show where the town intends to allocate limited revenues, with large recurring items such as the sanitation contract and loan payments taking substantial shares of the General Fund. Capital spending for parks and equipment are concentrated in Administration and Parks & Recreation, which affect near-term reserves and the town’s fund-balance planning.
The transcript’s table lists different total figures in adjacent columns: a header-level total of $637,326 in one column and a FY2026 budget column showing $632,326. The presentation text does not reconcile that difference; the table also shows an Expense Total in the FY2026 estimate column of $627,026. The discrepancy is present in the document as presented and was not explained during the reading.
Details from the presentation: - Revenue categories: Property Tax $120,000; Sales Tax $110,000; RAPZ $77,266 (plus a noted 2025 RAPZ line); County Transit Sales tax $10,000; Other revenue items include Interest ($30,000) and Unappropriated Fund Balance $28,360. - Administration major lines: Salaries $22,000; Insurance $25,000; Legal/Professional $20,000; Sanitation Collection Fees $75,000; Loan Payment (Town Hall & Civic Center) $70,000; Capital Outlay Equipment $26,000. - Parks & Recreation: Salaries (proposed) $8,000; Youth Council $4,000; Pony Express $9,000; Capital Outlay—Park Improvements $77,266; Civic Center utilities/maintenance lines also included.
The presentation repeatedly lists FY2025 current-year projections and annualized figures alongside the FY2026 estimate column. No formal motion, vote, or adoption occurred during the readout in the transcript, and no speaker other than the presenter supplied clarifying reconciliations or policy directions. The table includes a placeholder note that excess funds from departments can be put into a 'Budgeted Increase in Fund Balance (Town Savings),' but the amount to be transferred, if any, was not specified.
Next steps: the transcript records the budgeting data read aloud; the budget as presented will require reconciliation of the table totals and any formal action by the appropriate town body before numbers are final.
