Robins City Council reviews draft FY2027 budget; utility rate increases and bond sale discussed

The Robins City Council met Feb. 9, 2026, at Robins City Hall for a Fiscal Year 2027 budget work session during which officials reviewed Draft 1 of the city budget and discussed preliminary levy figures and potential utility rate increases. Mayor Chuck Hinz called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

City Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Goodin presented Draft 1 of the FY2027 budget and asked councilors and department heads to review their departmental numbers and return updated worksheets by the end of the week. According to Goodin, preliminary levy numbers were discussed with councilors during the session. The transcript does not specify draft levy amounts or proposed percentages.

Council members and staff also discussed potential increases to sewer and water utility rates and noted plans for a Fiscal Year 2027 bond sale. The work session record does not include specific rate increases, bond amounts or sale schedules; no formal motions or votes on rates or bonds occurred during the meeting.

Two procedural motions were recorded. Councilor Leigh Cook moved, and Councilor Mike Foley seconded, approval of the meeting agenda; the motion carried unanimously (5–0). At the end of the meeting Councilor Bruce Vander Sanden moved, and Councilor Leslie Hoyt seconded, to adjourn; that motion also carried unanimously and the session ended at 6:55 p.m.

The session included city staff in attendance for departmental input: Kelli Scott, City Engineer; Keith Feldkamp, Fire Chief; and Mike Kortenkamp, Building Official and Superintendent of Public Works. One member of the public was present. The minutes filed with the transcript are marked unofficial until approved by the council.

Next steps indicated in the record: department heads and councilors are to return updated budget worksheets by the end of the week; the transcript does not specify a date for a follow-up meeting or for formal budget adoption.