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Darien council adopts Fiscal Year 2026 municipal budget unanimously after brief hearing
Summary
The City of Darien Council unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2026 municipal budget during a special called meeting on June 25, 2025, following a public hearing that drew no comments; the motion was made by Mayor Pro-tem Griffin Lotson and seconded by Councilmember Jeff Ragsdale.
The City of Darien Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 municipal budget in a unanimous vote during a special called meeting on June 25, 2025, at the David Bluestein Meeting Room in City Hall.
Mayor Hugh "Bubba" Hodge called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and announced that Mayor Pro-tem Griffin Lotson, Councilmember William Collins and Councilmember Jeff Ragsdale were present; Councilmember Russ Quarterman was absent. City Clerk Priscilla Taylor and City Manager Holden Osburn were listed as staff attendees.
The council opened a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 municipal budget at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Hodge confirmed that there were no members of the public who spoke during the hearing and closed the hearing at 5:40 p.m.
Mayor Pro-tem Griffin Lotson moved to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026 municipal budget; Councilmember Jeff Ragsdale seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously, with Mayor Hugh "Bubba" Hodge, Mayor Pro-tem Griffin Lotson, Councilmember William Collins and Councilmember Jeff Ragsdale voting yes. Councilmember Russ Quarterman was recorded as absent.
The transcript of the meeting does not specify the total dollar amount of the FY 2026 municipal budget or an effective date for the budget; those details were not provided in the public hearing minutes. The special called meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m., and City Clerk Priscilla Taylor recorded the minutes.
