Council approves balanced tentative budget, routine measures and several resolutions

Spring City’s City Council approved the tentative Fiscal Year 2026–27 budget and a set of routine measures during its May 7 meeting.

City finance presenter Dave Oxman told the council the tentative budget is balanced, showing roughly $1.19 million in general fund revenues and expenditures and conservative assumptions that exclude one-time grants. The budget allocates approximately $67,000 in general-fund surplus to contracted road work and includes proposed administrative wage adjustments to bring some positions closer to market levels.

Council Member Chris Anderson moved to approve the tentative budget "as presented;" the motion was seconded by Michael Broadbent and passed unanimously (5–0). Other approved items that passed on unanimous votes included accepting a $30,456 bid from TC Contracting (Tim Clark) to build a new cemetery shed with a small lean-to for the Miss Spring City float; Resolution 2026-05 to reinstate Planning Commissioner Kay Van Buren and adjust Andrew Skousen’s termination date on the Planning Commission; Resolution 2026-06 to increase employee per diem rates (new recommended rates: breakfast $12, lunch $18, dinner $25); approval of April financial reports; authorization to pay bills; and approval of the April 2 minutes. The council also set a public meeting on water and drought for June 17 at 7:00 p.m. and scheduled fraud-risk training for May 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Each motion recorded a mover and a seconder and passed by recorded roll call with Council Members Michael Broadbent, James Baker, Chris Anderson, Laurel Work and Stan Soper voting yes on the listed items. The meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m.