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Wellington council to approve midyear budget amendment after unexpected revenue from school‑zone cameras
Summary
Finance staff told the council it will amend the FY26 budget to reflect $575,000 in school‑zone camera revenue collected so far, an anticipated $175,000 more, FEMA reimbursements and surplus sales‑surtax proceeds that will fund park and infrastructure work.
Wellington finance officials on Monday asked the council to approve a midyear budget amendment that folds newly realized revenues from the village's school‑zone camera program and other unexpected inflows into public‑safety and capital accounts.
Finance director (speaker 5) told the council the camera program produced $575,000 in revenues to date and staff expects an additional $175,000 this year. She said the new funds will be used for public‑safety items tied to PBSO (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office) staffing, event parking and related costs, and to reduce the amount drawn from the village’s fund balance for the PBSO annual contract.
The amendment includes six separate adjustments: a tennis‑program revenue increase of $150,000 (with $109,000 in associated program expenses); $838,571 in FEMA reimbursements for Hurricane Milton to be returned to the village’s emergency reserve; about $680,000 in interest earnings credited to the Wellington Athletics bond project; transportation project savings earmarked for capital reserves; and an allocation from sales‑surtax receipts where collections exceeded estimates.
Staff said sales‑surtax collections came in $1,029,901 higher than projected; the amendment would appropriate $500,000 for Village Park parking improvements and return $5,300,000 to the general‑fund facilities and infrastructure reserve to backfill monies previously used for the aquatic center project.
Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about how the camera revenues are used and whether the PBSO contract was already fully funded. Finance staff responded that the PBSO contract is funded through general revenues and that the camera proceeds are an additional revenue source the council can direct toward public‑safety expenditures.
The amendment was presented on the consent agenda; staff told the council the full documentation and a detailed audit are posted on the village website for public review. The council is scheduled to consider the amendment at the next meeting.
