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Council approves minutes, adopts annexation ordinance and advances FY25-26 budget calendar
Summary
Lancaster City Council approved prior meeting minutes, received a February operations and finance update showing revenues up year over year, approved a compacted FY25-26 budget calendar, and adopted Ordinance 253 approving annexation/utility service for a parcel at 208 Park Road; council also reported an executive-session motion regarding contracts and compensation.
Council approved minutes from previous sessions by roll call and then heard the month-ending finance report for February. Staff said migration of the in-code system to the cloud improved processing speed, that police digital evidence uploads are nearly complete, and that network infrastructure upgrades and FirstNet SIM installations are in progress.
On finances, staff reported that general-fund metrics improved year-over-year (overall revenues about $1.6 million higher than the prior year) and that unrestricted cash and projected collections were moving favorably; transfer-station expenditures were noted as an item the city budgeted above projected revenues and will be offset elsewhere.
The council approved a compact FY25-26 budget calendar with adjusted dates tied to reassessment timing and set departmental submission deadlines. Council also considered and voted on Ordinance 253, an annexation and utility-service agreement for a single-family parcel (reference to 208 Park Road). The ordinance passed in roll-call votes with the council members recorded as voting yes.
Finally, council reported that it held an executive session to discuss proposed contracts and employee compensation and that it returned to open session to take a motion (mover: Council member Miller) which passed by roll call.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (March 8 and March 11, 2025): roll-call approval; recorded yes votes by Council members Harris, Hood, Marsh, Miller, Sou, and Mayor Dein; Council member Taylor absent for some counts. - Ordinance 253 (annexation/utility service for 208 Park Road): motion carried by roll call with recorded yes votes by the same listed members. - Executive-session motion on contracts/compensation: motion moved by Council member Miller and seconded (second not specified in transcript); roll-call approval recorded.
Next steps: staff will implement the budget schedule, return with detailed budget materials on the posted dates, provide permit/contract follow-up from executive session as appropriate, and provide any requested details about the annexation and utility servicing.
