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Prairie City council adopts amended FY25 and FY26 budgets and approves Capital Improvement Plan
Summary
At a special April 23 meeting, the Prairie City Council unanimously adopted an amended FY2025 budget and the FY2026 budget after a public hearing with no public comment, and also adopted the city's Capital Improvement Plan. The council approved routine consent-agenda items including transfers, invoices and a pending job offer.
Prairie City — The City of Prairie City Council unanimously adopted an amended fiscal year 2025 budget and the fiscal year 2026 budget during a special meeting on April 23, 2025, following a brief public hearing that drew no comments or written correspondence.
Councilmember Joe Disney moved to open the public hearing at 6:02 p.m.; Councilmember Beth James seconded. After hearing no public comment, Disney moved to close the hearing at 6:03 p.m., and the council approved Resolution 4-23-25-2 adopting the FY25 amended and FY26 budgets on a unanimous roll-call vote.
The council also voted unanimously to adopt the city's Capital Improvement Plan after a motion from Councilmember Disney and a second from Councilmember James. The council did not record any debate during the meeting minutes.
Members approved a consent agenda with changes: Councilmember Beth James moved to approve the consent items with modifications to Item B and Item E; Councilmember Joe Disney seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The consent agenda included: a) Resolution 4-23-25-1 related to transfers and December reconciliation; b) a Wynn Company invoice for $5,975.50 (approved 'subject to cleanup'); c) Microsoft licenses for the Ambulance Department for $1,056; d) special council meeting minutes from April 2, 2025; e) a job offer to Jadi Brown for the Utility Billing Clerk position pending successful background check and physical; f) internet service for the new EMS/Fire building at 307 E. Jefferson St.; and g) the Simmering Cory Iowa codification contract.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Deb Townsend and adjourned at 6:14 p.m. by unanimous vote. Present were Councilmembers Joe Disney, Phil Holland and Beth James; Mayor Chad Alleger was absent. City Administrator Jerry Moore, City Clerk Christie Busby, Public Works Superintendent Harry Brannen and Police Chief Kevin Gott were listed as attending.
Resolution 4-23-25-2 was recorded as the formal authority adopting the budgets. The council did not receive public input during the hearing and no correspondence was submitted before or during the meeting.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda approval — Moved by Phil Holland; seconded by Joe Disney; outcome: unanimous. - Consent agenda (items a–g) — Moved by Beth James; seconded by Joe Disney; outcome: unanimous. - Resolution 4-23-25-2 (Adoption of FY25 Amended and FY26 Budgets) — Moved by Joe Disney; seconded by Phil Holland; outcome: unanimous. - Capital Improvement Plan adoption — Moved by Joe Disney; seconded by Beth James; outcome: unanimous.
The council listed the actions in the meeting minutes; no public comment or dissenting votes were recorded.
