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Forest City council approves FY27 budget, advances two ordinances and awards pool drainage contract
Summary
On April 20, 2026 the Forest City City Council approved the FY27 budget, gave unanimous first readings to two ordinances (Parks & Recreation Commission and Alternative Street Vehicles), approved a $14,790 drainage contract for the municipal pool, and handled a series of administrative items including a marketing internship stipend and updated check signers.
Forest City’s City Council approved the fiscal year 2027 budget and handled a string of administrative and infrastructure actions during its April 20, 2026 meeting.
City Clerk Betty Burress presented the proposed FY27 budget during a public hearing; the council then voted to approve the budget (motion by Carly Carper, second by Karl Wooldridge). The minutes record the vote as carried unanimously. The budget approval funds the city’s operations for the coming year and keeps program and funding authority under council oversight, as noted during the discussion.
The council also approved first readings of two ordinances. Ordinance No. 861 revises the Parks & Recreation Commission to make it a council-appointed body, allows one commission member from outside city limits, adds a student representative from the Forest City Community School District, and assigns personnel and human-resources responsibilities to City Hall. The council approved the first reading by roll call with all members voting yes.
Ordinance No. 862, clarifying the definition and operation of Alternative Street Vehicles (ASVs), also passed its first reading unanimously by roll call. Both ordinances will return to the council for subsequent readings before any final adoption.
On infrastructure, the council reviewed bids for drainage work at the Forest City municipal pool aimed at improving resilience against freeze–thaw damage and approved the low bid from LaHarv for $14,790. The motion to accept LaHarv’s low bid carried unanimously.
Other administrative items approved included updating authorized signers for the Park & Rec ESPN Fund and the Platinum Horizon Account to Ronald Holland, Tony Mikes, and Karl Wooldridge; and hiring a marketing intern from Waldorf University with a $1,500 stipend to assist with the city website update. The council also accepted a retirement letter from Duane Kuhn effective January 2027 and referred the hiring work to the Personnel and Finance Committee.
The council completed staff reports, heard several public forum comments, and adjourned. The council did not take action on an earlier public hearing for power-plant boiler replacement bids (no bids were received) and took no action on a citizen complaint about a dog incident (discussed elsewhere in the meeting).
