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Cary board adopts annual appropriation ordinance for FY 2026–27
Summary
The Village of Cary board approved its annual appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 05/01/2026–04/30/2027, authorizing the budget and a routine 5% contingency on funds and line items; the board said delays on some road projects stem from a state contractor being pulled.
The Village of Cary board voted unanimously July 7 to adopt the annual appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027. The ordinance authorizes the village budget and adds a standard 5% contingency to each fund and line item to cover unforeseen or emergency costs.
The chair said the ordinance is a state-required step that allows village staff to cover modest overages without frequent budget amendments. An assistant finance official explained the 5% addition is customary in municipal appropriations to avoid repeated formal amendments for small unforeseen expenses.
Resident Chris Rickey asked whether the ordinance would expand trustees’ spending authority beyond current allocations. Staff and the chair replied that the appropriation does not change the budgeted priorities; it merely provides authorized contingency authority and does not itself expend funds.
The board closed the public hearing on the appropriation ordinance and adopted the ordinance by roll call. The chair and staff also told residents the $1,000,000-plus that had been set aside for a 1st Street repaving project remains in village accounts; the project was delayed after the state pulled the contractor over bidding concerns, and bidding is expected to reopen in January for the 2027 road program.
The board proceeded to other business after the vote; the meeting later adjourned to executive session to discuss pending litigation.
