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Hiram City Council opens FY27 budget hearing, receives no public comments; approves consent agenda and moves to executive session
Summary
At its June meeting, the Hiram City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed FY2027 budget but heard no public comments, approved minutes and the consent agenda, and recessed into an executive session to discuss personnel.
The Hiram City Council opened its June meeting with a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget but received no public comment.
The Chair announced the hearing and read procedures for speakers, noting that anyone wishing to speak must sign the sign-in sheet by the door, state their name and residence, and that public comment was limited to a total of 15 minutes. The Chair then asked, "Is there anyone here that wishes to speak to the budget?" When no one came forward, the hearing was closed.
A committee member moved to approve minutes for the May 5, 2026 regular session, the May 19, 2026 budget work session and the May 26, 2026 work session; another member seconded the motion and the Chair called for a vote. The transcript records the motion and second and indicates the minutes were approved.
Later the council considered the consent agenda. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made, seconded and taken by the Chair; the transcript records the Council's call for "All in favor?" and indicates the consent agenda passed. The transcript does not include a roll-call or a numerical vote tally for these actions.
During staff comments, the council asked Michael if he had anything to report; he said he did not. The Chief reported on a recent community 5K (noting he finished in about 23 minutes) and said the board is exploring moving the event because of construction on the usual route.
A council member moved to enter an executive session to discuss personnel; the motion was seconded and the council recessed into the closed session. No personnel matters were discussed on the public record in the provided transcript.
The public hearing represented a procedural step in the budget process; with no public speakers recorded the hearing produced no public testimony to be entered into the record. The council's next public actions or any subsequent votes on the FY27 budget are not shown in the excerpt provided.
