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White Cloud staff present FY 2026–27 budget packet, flag $4.35 million water fund increase
Summary
At an April 7 budget workshop, City of White Cloud staff presented recommended FY 2026–27 budgets including a $1,936,330.14 general fund and a proposed $4,346,213 water fund; council received the packet but did not adopt budgets and there were no public comments.
City of White Cloud staff presented the recommended Fiscal Year 2026–2027 budgets to the City Council during a budget workshop on April 7, 2026. The packet shows a recommended General Fund budget of $1,936,330.14 and a Water Fund recommendation of $4,346,213.00; council received the overview but took no adoption vote.
The workshop packet, distributed to department heads and council, lists revenue adjustments and grant items including anticipated PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) revenue, remaining MSHDA grant reimbursements, adjusted water tower lease figures based on 2025–26 actuals, recognition of six marihuana licenses within the city, an updated MCOLES recruit grant, an adjusted School Resource Officer (SRO) contract amount reflecting negotiated terms, and the remaining balance on a DNR Spark Grant project. Staff presented these items as part of the packet without a formal vote at the workshop.
Among funds highlighted in the packet, the General Fund (101) compares a 2025–26 amended budget of $1,743,114.00 with the 2026–27 recommended $1,936,330.14. Major Streets Fund (202) shows a recommended $205,229.75 (2025–26 amended $164,034.00) while Local Streets Fund (203) is recommended at $116,902.00 (amended $171,249.00). The Cemetery Fund (209) is recommended at $49,400.00 (amended $21,250.00), the Donation Fund (225) at $7,250.00 (amended $7,350.00), and Building Permits (549) are listed at a recommended $9,750.00 (amended $13,750.00). Equipment Revolving Fund (640) was recommended at $68,700.00 (amended $73,000.00).
The packet flagged the Water Fund as the largest proposed increase, with the recommended 2026–27 figure of $4,346,213.00 compared with 2025–26 amended amounts near $1.34 million. The workshop record does not include a line-item explanation in the minutes for the scale of the Water Fund increase; the packet items noted lease adjustments and grant reimbursements but did not specify which projects account for the full increase.
No members of the public were present to comment. The workshop opened at 5:01 p.m. and adjourned at 5:56 p.m. Councilmember Damon Anuci moved and Herm Becker seconded approval of the workshop agenda at the meeting start; that procedural motion carried unanimously with Jeff Murchison absent. The recommended budgets presented at the workshop will require follow-up council action for formal adoption.
