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Greer adopts FY2026–27 budget, directs $100,000 to public‑services efficiency study
Summary
Greer City Council adopted the FY2026–27 budget on second reading and approved an amendment directing $100,000 toward a study of public services operations and potential equipment upgrades; council debated funding sources and whether the allocation should be limited to a study or include implementation.
Greer City Council on June 9 adopted the fiscal year 2026–2027 budget (Ordinance 18‑2026), approving a council amendment that directs $100,000 to a public services efficiency study and allows staff to identify remaining funding for equipment purchases if recommended.
Councilmember Mr. Airwood proposed the amendment, explaining the money would fund a study to inventory public services tasks, equipment and labor, identify mechanization or technology that could reduce man‑hours, and recommend purchases to implement savings. "The study is to recommend new and existing mechanization and technological upgrades which will reduce the total man‑hours," the amendment text read aloud during the meeting.
Discussion focused on scope and cost. Several council members supported an efficiency review but said $100,000 may be more than typical consulting costs and questioned whether the amendment should be limited to a study rather than also authorizing equipment purchases. Staff replied that, if adopted, they would identify an appropriate consultant and could use fund balance or internal reallocations to cover the appropriation. The city manager noted the $100,000 could be a fund balance appropriation and that any larger capital purchases would be considered in future budget cycles.
The council voted to approve the amendment and then approved the budget as amended by roll call (yes: Mr. Wood, Mr. Booker, Mr. Hopper, Mr. Lamb, Mayor Rick Banner; no: Mr. Lander, Mr. Bettis). The amendment directs staff to begin procurement for a study and to return to council with recommended next steps and any capital‑purchase proposals.
Next steps: staff will present a proposed scope and procurement path for the public services efficiency study, with a target to issue an RFP or identify a consultant by September 30, 2026, and to report findings to council in the next fiscal year.
Sources: Council discussion and stated amendment language at the June 9, 2026 meeting.
