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Midway council reviews FY 2027 budget, flags $35,000 for animal services redesign
Summary
At a May 13 budget meeting, Midway City Council and staff reviewed FY 2027 revenue assumptions and spending priorities, discussed personnel costs including up to 7% merit increases, and noted a proposed $35,000 city contribution toward an animal services building redesign; no budget was adopted.
Midway City Council met May 13, 2026, at 4:03 p.m. in the Midway City Office Building to begin review of the proposed FY 2027 budget. Nancy Simons, the city's budget officer, opened the approximately two-hour review and outlined revenue categories and expenditure requests for the coming year.
The council and staff examined revenue streams the city plans to rely on in FY 2027, including general fund receipts, franchise taxes, transient room tax and building permit revenue, fuel taxes and TAP (transient accommodation/parking) tax receipts. Staff highlighted potential TAP-tax-eligible purchases such as portable audio equipment for events and noted souvenir-shop and visitor-kiosk projects as tourism-related items under consideration.
Personnel costs were a central focus. The council discussed cost-of-living adjustments for the mayor and council and considered employee merit increases of up to 7 percent. The meeting also included discussion of mileage and vehicle-use reimbursements and a suggestion to review the mayor’s salary; no change to salaries or wages was adopted at the meeting.
Operational and administrative line items under review included cell phone reimbursements, radio equipment, website and contract services, non-departmental expenditures and gifts to employees. Council members and staff noted several miscellaneous categories that need clearer budget breakdowns.
Public works topics included a staff observation that public works wages were not parsed by department in the presented material, clothing allowances and personal protective equipment, vehicle-tracking needs and routine operational costs such as salt hauling and street sweeping. Staff and council discussed that some Water Fund needs — including water meters, a meter-reading tower and antenna, equipment and a possible vacuum truck — may be funded in part by the Water Fund; water testing and reserve levels were also reviewed.
Facility and capital projects were discussed at length. The council reviewed sidewalks, town hall and community center maintenance, Town Square improvements (including a pavilion and light poles), ice-rink improvements and road-surface treatments. Council members considered setting aside funds for parking and park projects and discussed pursuing grant opportunities.
A specific funding item identified during the meeting was a proposed $35,000 Midway contribution toward a redesign of the animal services building. The discussion treated the $35,000 as a funding consideration to be addressed in the budget process rather than a final appropriation at this session.
Staff recapped FY 2026 budget projects to provide continuity for FY 2027 planning. The meeting concluded with a procedural motion: Council Member Andrew Osborne moved to adjourn, Council Member Kevin Payne seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 5:58 p.m. No formal vote to adopt the FY 2027 budget occurred during this meeting; further action will be required before the budget is finalized.
