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Flora council gives first reading to 2026 budget ordinance; riverboat and economic development line items noted
Summary
The Flora Town Council held a public hearing and approved first reading of ordinance 2025-01, the town's 2026 budget; council members highlighted riverboat distributions and an economic development allocation as they advanced the measure to subsequent readings.
Flora — The Flora Town Council opened a public hearing on Sept. 8 and approved the first reading of ordinance 2025-01, the town's proposed 2026 budget. The presiding official read line-item estimates and asked the council to advance the ordinance to further readings; the motion to approve the first reading was seconded and carried.
Council-listed estimates in the packet included a civil maximum levy of $652,868 and a property tax-cap credit estimate of $32,800. Specific program allocations cited during the hearing included law enforcement continuing education at $26,623, a riverboat distribution line at $71,000 and an economic development allocation of $482,000. The packet presented a total general-purpose budget figure shown as $4,365,477.
The first reading carries the ordinance forward for subsequent readings and final vote later in the process. Council members did not take a final vote on the ordinance’s adoption that night; additional review and subsequent readings are required under ordinance procedure.
Council materials and staff said detailed line-item tables are available in the meeting packet. The council’s action was procedural: first reading approved and the ordinance will return on a future agenda for further consideration and final action.
