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Piperton adopts FY2025‑26 budget amendment addressing staffing, equipment and project costs
Summary
On Jan. 20 the board adopted Ordinance No. 414‑25 on second reading, amending FY2025‑26 budget across the General, Water, Sewer and Sanitation funds to recognize items such as holiday bonuses, phone‑system replacement, fire living‑quarters work, sewer pump maintenance and refunds related to a rescinded development contract.
The Piperton Board of Mayor and Commissioners approved Ordinance No. 414‑25 on second reading and adopted the first amendment to the FY2025‑26 budget at its Jan. 20 meeting.
City Manager Steve Steinbach walked through amendments across the General Fund, Water Fund, Sewer Fund and the Sanitation special revenue fund. Highlighted adjustments included an intern stipend and holiday bonuses in administrative departments, replacement of the previously leased telephone system, recognition of increased ordinance codification costs, a fleet car‑wash program shared across departments, fire department living‑quarters plumbing and shower renovation, a grant match increase, vehicle maintenance and a final payment to a wastewater treatment plant consultant. In the enterprise funds Steinbach noted a shared $1,000 upcharge for an enterprise rate study, additional wastewater pump‑station maintenance for pump failures, a pump replacement at the Ballard Road station and the cancellation of the Shaws Creek Phase 3 development contract with a refund to the developer. In Sanitation he said storm‑debris disposal costs rose because of increased landfill tipping fees.
Steinbach presented exhibits (A–D) showing the line‑item changes; the minutes record that some amounts were highlighted in color in those exhibits but do not read all dollar figures into the public minutes. Commissioner Russ Fletcher moved approval on second reading; Commissioner Ronnie Gross seconded and the motion received all affirmative votes.
Why it matters: The amendment recognizes operating and unanticipated capital needs across several departments and funds and records changes that affect near‑term expenditures and project planning. The minutes do not specify all line‑item dollar amounts in the text; specific exhibit figures are included in the meeting packet.
