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Archie Aldermen adopt 2025–26 budget; split vote on final ordinance
Summary
The Archie Board of Aldermen approved Ordinance No. 377 adopting the city budget for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. The measure passed after readings with a 3–1 recorded vote; the board also approved two related resolutions on expenditures and payment methods.
The Archie Board of Aldermen approved Ordinance No. 377 on June 10, adopting the city budget for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Alderman Scott Kendrick moved for final passage of Bill No. 377, and Alderman Mark Houchen seconded. The transcript records Alderman Tony Sattee voting no while Aldermen Attan Lough, Mark Houchen and Scott Kendrick voted yes; the ordinance was recorded as passed and designated Ordinance No. 377.
The ordinance authorizes city expenditures for the coming fiscal year; the transcript does not specify total dollar amounts for the adopted budget.
The board also completed two related votes that night. Resolution 25-2, which authorizes the board to approve credit-card payments for certain General Fund items such as permits and ATV licenses, completed readings and passed with recorded votes of Sattee-yes, Lough-yes, Houchen-yes and Kendrick-yes. Resolution 25-3, which sets forth facts and reasons for increasing expenditures in the General Fund and the Water and Sewer funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, likewise completed readings and passed with the same recorded votes.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 25-2 (credit-card payments authorization): Mover Scott Kendrick; passed (Sattee-yes, Lough-yes, Houchen-yes, Kendrick-yes). - Resolution 25-3 (increase FY2025 expenditures): Mover Scott Kendrick; passed (Sattee-yes, Lough-yes, Houchen-yes, Kendrick-yes). - Ordinance No. 377 (Budget for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026): Mover Scott Kendrick; passed (Sattee-no, Lough-yes, Houchen-yes, Kendrick-yes).
Why it matters: The ordinance sets the city’s authorized expenditures for the coming fiscal year and the resolutions adjust how some payments are processed and document increased spending needs for the closing fiscal year. The board did not provide a monetary total in the on-record discussion shown in the transcript.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
