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West Branch City Council adopts FY2027 budget after brief public hearing
Summary
The West Branch City Council unanimously adopted the city’s final fiscal year 2027 budget on April 20, 2026, following a public hearing that drew no public comment. Councilors said staff reviewed where community property tax dollars will be allocated and noted 10 areas of change or continuation from the prior year’s budget.
The West Branch City Council voted unanimously April 20 to adopt the city’s final fiscal year 2027 budget.
Mayor Roger Laughlin opened a public hearing on the proposed final budget at 7:03 p.m.; with no public comments or questions the hearing was closed at 7:04 p.m. On a motion by Councilmember Tom Dean, seconded by Councilmember Mike Horihan, the council approved Resolution 2026‑37 adopting the final FY2027 budget. The roll call vote recorded AYES from Dean, Horihan, Sexton, Noel and Miller and no NAYS.
City staff reviewed the FY2027 general budget during the meeting and outlined where community property tax dollars will be directed. Council materials noted there are 10 areas in the budget that are either changes or continuations from the previous year; the minutes record the review but do not list each of the ten items in detail.
The minutes do not record direct public testimony, nor do they provide line‑by‑line appropriations in the meeting text. (The consent agenda approved earlier in the meeting listed the council’s claims for April 20, 2026, totaling $180,830.89 in expenditures across funds, which is separate from the adopted FY2027 budget document.)
The council approved the budget resolution as its final procedural step at the meeting; where specific program or departmental allocations are required by statute or future council action, staff will return those details to the council in subsequent meetings.
