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Ferrysburg council approves 2024–25 budget amendments, including $50,000 housing incentive grant
Summary
City staff outlined budget adjustments for fiscal 2024–25, including a $50,000 housing incentive grant, drawing from fund balance and line-item shifts; council approved the amendments after questions about planning services and permit revenue.
Ferrysburg — The City Council approved proposed amendments to the fiscal-year 2024–25 budget on June 16 after staff outlined several revenue and expense adjustments.
Craig summarized changes that include recognizing a $50,000 housing incentive grant, a $12,000 draw (offset by a $15,000 appropriation reduction from fund balance), and various expense adjustments: increased part-time salary costs tied to extended intern periods, a $10,000 reduction in community promotion, equipment line reductions where purchases were not made, and a $15,000 increase for bike-path maintenance. Planning services was increased modestly to cover extra work on a housing grant; permit revenue and inspection demand led to an increase in building-permit-related revenue and expense lines.
Councilmembers asked for clarifications about planning-service line items and whether certain line figures were transcribed correctly; staff confirmed numerical corrections where noted. After questions were resolved, council moved and approved the budget amendments.
Staff explained that the general fund's overall balance would remain unchanged after the adjustments, and that some increases (for example, building department revenue) represent pass-through collections rather than net increases to city operating costs.
