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Dayton council holds public hearing on 2025 budget; no public comments
Summary
The Town of Dayton held a Sept. 17 public hearing on the proposed 2025 budget. Council President Marc Buhrmester solicited taxpayer comment; none were offered. The notice lists a proposed general fund of $654,228, an estimated civil levy of $308,540 and an adoption meeting for Oct. 15, 2024.
The Town of Dayton held a public hearing on its proposed 2025 budget on Sept. 17, 2024, with Council President Marc Buhrmester calling the meeting to order and asking for public comment; none was offered.
The hearing presented the town's budget estimates by fund. The document lists an estimated general fund budget of $654,228 and an estimated civil maximum levy of $308,540. Other fund estimates included Local Road & Street at $75,000, Motor Vehicle Highway at $118,700, and a cumulative capital development fund at $25,000. The notice gives a total of listed fund estimates of $1,355,517.
Clerk-Treasurer Bridget Cadwallader prepared the minutes and the published 'Notice to Taxpayers' included procedural information for taxpayers wishing to file an objection. The notice states that any ten or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing an objection petition with the proper officers of Dayton Civil Town within seven days after the hearing; the petition must identify the provisions objected to. The notice also states the town will adopt a finding concerning any objections presented and that the adoption meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 721 Walnut St., Dayton.
Town officials listed as present in the minutes were Council President Marc Buhrmester; Council Members Rocky Richards, Steve Schuhle and Carla Snodgrass; Clerk-Treasurer Bridget Cadwallader; town attorney Alicia Albertson; and Marshal Taylor. After the hearing portion concluded with no public comments, Buhrmester adjourned the meeting.
The notice references materials and administrative oversight from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance and approval by the State Board of Accounts. Detailed budget estimates by fund and department are available in the unit's office at Town Hall and online via the state's budget notices website, as noted in the hearing notice.
