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Silver Lake council adopts emergency midyear appropriation, votes 7–0
Summary
On Oct. 20, 2025, the Village of Silver Lake Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 77-2025 to adjust midyear appropriations covering vehicle repairs, equipment replacement, interfund returns and higher utility costs; the measure passed after suspending rules.
Council President Matt Plesich presided over a unanimous 7–0 vote Tuesday to adopt Ordinance 77-2025, an emergency midyear appropriation measure that the administration said was needed to reconcile unplanned repairs, interfund returns and higher-than-expected utility costs.
Clerk-Treasurer Sean Housley explained the ordinance covers several line-item adjustments, including repairs to a Ford F-450 (insurance deductible), replacement of an arrow board covered by insurance, county property tax settlement and auditor fees, transfers and the return of a roughly $46,000 interfund advance to the general fund, and an increase in contractual services—mainly utilities—because water use, tower draining and higher bills exceeded earlier estimates. Housley said the changes ensure compliance and correct fund balances.
Finance chair Suzanne Garrett moved to suspend the rules to allow immediate adoption; Phil Kaplan seconded. The roll-call votes to suspend and to adopt both passed 7–0.
Service Director Ben Gregory answered Council questions about the F-450 repair, describing it as a "village vehicle to village vehicle" accident and confirming the insurance and deductible treatment cited by Housley. Council members sought and received clarifications on how interfund returns and higher payroll projections will be reconciled in future measures.
The ordinance will be entered into the village appropriations schedule and the Clerk-Treasurer and administration will incorporate remaining project overruns into Fund 4101 appropriation requests when final costs are known. No further action was taken Tuesday on the 2026 appropriation ordinance (Ordinance 75-2025) or on the water/sewer rate ordinance (Ordinance 76-2025), both of which were set for additional review and scheduled third readings.
