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Council adopts 2026 budget, approves salary ordinance on first reading and moves city's trick-or-treat night
Summary
At a regular meeting, the council adopted the 2026 budget, approved first reading of Ordinance 2025-6 (a 2026 salary ordinance) and voted to move the city's trick-or-treat night to a Saturday evening; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The city council adopted the 2026 budget and approved the 2026 salary ordinance on first reading, and voted to move the city's annual trick-or-treat to a Saturday evening.
The council voted by voice to adopt the 2026 budget after Speaker 4 moved to "approve and adopt 2026" and Speaker 5 seconded. The meeting transcript records the motion and an affirmative voice vote but does not include a roll-call tally or member-by-member votes.
Chair (speaker 3) introduced Ordinance 2025-6, describing it as the 2026 salary ordinance. "Elected officials, 1%," the chair said; the transcript records the chair adding that employees would receive roughly a $0.50-per-hour increase, which the chair characterized as "2 and a half to $3.03 percent." The ordinance received a first-reading approval by voice vote; the chair cautioned the council to remain conservative because the city expects revenue reductions in coming years and noted a referenced loss of a seat in 2028.
On a separate motion, Henry (speaker 1) moved to change trick-or-treat from Thursday, Oct. 31, to a Saturday night. The motion, as stated in the meeting, set hours at 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The council approved the change by voice vote and directed staff to reprint flyers and notify WKBI. (The transcript includes both Oct. 31 and "October 3" during the discussion; the council adopted the Saturday date as stated in the motion.)
What the votes mean: the budget adoption is final as recorded in the meeting; the salary ordinance was approved on first reading and will require any further readings or formal adoption steps required by ordinance procedures before pay changes take effect. The meeting transcript does not include detailed vote tallies or the dates for a potential second reading.
Next steps: staff will carry out the budget actions, prepare materials for subsequent ordinance consideration, and reissue public notices for the revised trick-or-treat date and time.
