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St. Martinville council adopts FY2026-27 budget, approves $13.5 million in capital requests
Summary
The St. Martinville City Council unanimously adopted the FY2026-27 operating budget and approved amended FY2025-26 figures on June 15, 2026; the consolidated capital outlay request totals $13,498,791 with $11,823,908 expected from grants or direct appropriations.
The St. Martinville City Council on June 15 unanimously adopted an operating budget for fiscal year 2026–27 and approved an amendment to the current fiscal year budget, according to meeting minutes.
The council passed Ordinance No. 26-04 to adopt the FY2026-27 operating budget and Ordinance No. 26-03 to amend the FY2025-26 operating budget. Both ordinances were approved without opposition; votes recorded YEAS: M. Fuselier, C. Frederick, J. Fontenette, J. Anthony and F. Chatman.
Katy Bujard, the city’s chief financial officer, presented a budget message accompanying the proposed FY2026-27 plan. The message says the budget aims to continue present service levels and is “fiscally conservative.” It includes a proposed 2.5% across-the-board salary increase, which Bujard estimated at roughly $108,000, and retains existing base and consumption utility rates for the coming fiscal year. The water department’s revenues and expenses are shown for eight months only, reflecting a planned consolidation of water services to the St. Martin Parish Government.
The capital outlay requests filed with the budget total $13,498,791 across all funds, of which $11,823,908 is listed as grant funding or direct appropriations. Major projects in the capital request include a Mainstreet enhancement ($1,535,000), drainage projects (a $2,200,000 Durand drainage project plus a separate $200,000 drainage item), a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) project ($1,530,000), and large sewer upgrades in the utility fund (combined utility fund requests shown at $6,933,791). The budget documents list grant sources and local matches for specific projects and identify loan or grant programs for sewer work.
The ordinances also preserve the mayor’s limited authority to move funds within a department so long as total departmental allocations are not changed; any modification that alters a department’s total allocation or capital outlay requires council approval.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance No. 26-04 (FY2026-27 Operating Budget): adopted unanimously; mover: Councilwoman Flo Chatman; seconder: Councilwoman Janise Anthony. - Ordinance No. 26-03 (Amended FY2025-26 Operating Budget): adopted unanimously; mover: Councilwoman Janise Anthony; seconder: Councilwoman Flo Chatman.
What happens next
The budget documents and capital outlay requests will guide department spending and grant applications for the coming year. The minutes record no separate public hearing outcome at the meeting aside from the council’s formal adoption.
