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Finance committee reviews $85,050 in general-fund moves, reclassifies frozen federal grant for urban forester
Summary
The finance committee reviewed 2nd-reading Resolution 2025‑R25 and detailed intra‑fund appropriations including a $85,050.06 general‑fund request to cover pay and equipment, reclassification of $31,950.06 from a frozen federal grant for the city’s urban forester, and several capital adjustments for roads and parks.
The City of Green finance committee on June 10 reviewed second‑reading Resolution 2025‑R25, a package of intra‑fund appropriations and emergency declarations, and walked members through fund‑by‑fund requests the administration says are needed to close the fiscal year gaps.
Finance Director Mister Schmidt told the committee, “The total request within the general fund is $85,050.06,” and said the package includes pay for the new finance director during training, severance for the outgoing director, $5,423 for replacement laptops and workstations, and a $31,950.06 reclassification to cover the Urban Forester’s salary after a federal grant was frozen.
Why it matters: the reclassification is presented as temporary. Schmidt said the federal grant is under appeal and “we're unsure about when that freeze will be lifted,” so the city is moving the funds to the general fund to ensure staff compensation continues.
The committee also reviewed a $53,300 request from the street construction, maintenance and repair fund to shift capital dollars for vehicle repairs and to fund signalization and camera costs tied to the Route 241 resurfacing project. Public works staff Mister Pickett described the new signal detectors and cameras and emphasized a technical distinction: “They’re not recording anything. There’s no image sent anywhere,” meaning the video detection is intended to detect vehicles rather than collect video imagery, while separate roundabout cameras will be recording for operations and licensing.
Other items included a Parks and Recreation request for $21,081.68, mainly to cover higher credit‑card processing fees (an additional $10,500) and seasonal contracted restroom cleaning; a $2,700 cemetery appropriation tied to vandalism repairs at Greensburg Cemetery that the administration expects to offset through insurance; a requested $400,000 replenishment of the income tax fund after a large corporate refund; and a Park Capital Reserve net appropriation of $160,317.88 to finish an adaptive field ($25,317.88), cover higher bids on a joint bus garage ($100,000), and buy equipment for a new community core facility ($35,000).
Schmidt also noted an unusually large TIF payment the city received in April—$2,745,000—and explained the payment’s components (new residential TIF properties coming online and a county billing catch‑up); he said auditor/treasurer fees will be covered so the net effect is revenue neutral for the projects identified.
The committee did not take final votes on the resolution at this session; Neugebauer said the matter will return for additional consideration at third reading and could be adjusted before the next council meeting on June 24.
What’s next: Resolution 2025‑R25 remains at second reading with committee support to continue discussion; the council scheduled further consideration at the June 24 meeting.
