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Centerburg council adopts 2027 budget, approves appropriation fixes and new employee-dishonesty policy
Summary
The Village of Centerburg council waived readings and approved Ordinance 2026-17 (2027 budget), passed Ordinance 2026-18 adjusting line-item appropriations, and adopted Ordinance 2026-9 creating an employee-dishonesty and faithful-performance insurance policy; all measures were approved after motions and seconds and recorded affirmatively by the clerk.
The Village of Centerburg council on a series of motions waived three readings and approved the proposed 2027 budget, made corrections to 2026 appropriations and adopted an employee-dishonesty and faithful-performance policy.
Council moved to waive the three readings of Ordinance 2026-17, an ordinance authorizing the fiscal officer to submit the proposed 2027 budget to the Knox County Auditor and declaring an emergency; the motion was seconded and the measure was approved by the council.
Council then considered Ordinance 2026-18, an ordinance amending appropriation line items for the 2026 fiscal year. Staff and the village's fiscal consultant explained the ordinance corrects prior transfers and reallocates funds for programs including the tree program, the sidewalk program, a paving allocation and adjustments to the park fund. The council discussed the changes and voted to pass the ordinance after a motion and second.
The council also considered Ordinance 2026-9, establishing an employee-dishonesty and faithful-performance-of-duty insurance policy to supplement existing bonds for covered officials. The village fiscal officer noted the policy would cover much of what current bonds do and would avoid placing the financial obligation on bonded individuals if the bond were paid out; the solicitor reviewed the resolution language. Council waived readings, moved to adopt and approved the ordinance. Council members noted the insurer had offered a discount that largely offset prior premiums.
No recorded roll-call tallies with full member-by-member votes were included in the transcript excerpt; the clerk recorded affirmative responses following the motions. The council did not debate or amend the substantive purposes of the ordinances beyond clarifying line-item movements and the solicitor's review of the insurance language.
Next steps: the fiscal officer will submit the adopted budget to the county auditor and staff will implement the appropriation changes as directed. The insurance policy will be put in place according to the insurer's terms and with the solicitor's approved resolution language.
