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Mullins begins FY27 budget review; administrator to return with refinements
Summary
City Administrator Holly Jackson presented the FY27 budget workbook, explained the General, Hospitality and Capital funds, and outlined a review calendar; Jackson was assigned to refine revenue estimates, staffing details and project lists and to return at the next workshop.
City Administrator Holly Jackson presented the draft FY27 budget workbook at the Mullins City Council budget workshop on May 26, laying out fund structures, a calendar for hearings and a set of follow-up tasks for staff.
Jackson described three primary funds the city will use in FY27: the General Fund for core operations and revenues (taxes, fines, licenses and permits), the Hospitality Tax Fund for tourism-related spending (including the Tobacco Museum) as required by South Carolina law, and a Capital Fund for designated project revenue and surplus. She reviewed personnel and operating line-item categories and noted items such as accounting for a museum curator and options for streamlining departmental budgets.
The workshop materials include a budget calendar with planned meetings: a draft presentation and first reading on June 16 and a public hearing/second reading to be held on or before June 23, 2026. Jackson was tasked with refining revenue projections, identifying departmental efficiencies and returning to the next workshop with updated workbook materials.
Council members and staff also reviewed attachments to the minutes including the organizational chart, detailed personnel line-item notes and the budget workbook header. The materials will guide the next workshops on June 2 and June 16 and the council's consideration of the budget through the end of June.
Penny sales tax projects were discussed as part of capital planning (see related project list). One proposal mentioned upgrading the main Fire Station on Front Street; council members suggested checking with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for grants geared toward government building improvements. Jackson presented several options and a project list to be included with the minutes.
