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Byram staff outline budget 'truing' and modest amendments, including $12,000 landscape quote
Summary
Staff reviewed a proposed set of budget adjustments and 'truing up' items: roll‑forwards from FY25, removal of soccer income now handled by the soccer association, increased special‑events funding, recognition of insurance proceeds, and a $12,000 quote to re‑landscape City Hall flower beds to be considered at the upcoming meeting.
Staff presented a set of proposed budget amendments intended to correct line items and add a small number of service purchases before the formal budget approval process.
Julia explained that a handful of FY25 items were unspent and proposed moving those balances forward into FY26 where appropriate. She noted the city no longer handles soccer registration (the Byram Soccer Association took over), which reduced revenue/expenditure lines tied to city‑run programs. She reported an $11,000 insurance‑proceeds receipt already in the fiscal year to date and said audit timing required rolling some audit costs into the current amendment because multiple audit years are being billed in the same fiscal year.
Julia said she would ask the board on Thursday to approve a budget amendment to cover a $12,000 landscape quote for flower beds around City Hall and the City Hall sign; she stressed the purchase was a service quote and that the board would be asked to approve it as part of the amendment. She also noted a traffic‑signal expense originally budgeted but not spent in FY25 had been added to FY26 lines.
Next steps: staff will present the formal budget amendment on Thursday with the landscaping quote and line‑item updates; members requested follow‑up numbers on any items where more detail is needed.
