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Council approves midyear budget adjustments, creates volunteer fire & EMS fund
Summary
Seldovia City Council approved Ordinance 26-11 to amend the FY26 budget: appropriating remaining community assistance funds, reallocating MMRF funds for water projects, transferring $50,000 for legal expenses, and adopting a volunteer fire & EMS special revenue fund; staff used the laydown (updated) budget numbers.
The Seldovia City Council on Feb. 23 passed Ordinance 26-11 to make midyear adjustments to the FY26 budget, addressing unanticipated expenses and establishing a small special-revenue budget for volunteer fire and EMS.
City Manager Heidi told council the ordinance appropriates $6,051 in remaining community assistance program funds and $9,997 from MMRF unassigned funds; transfers $50,000 from the general fund unencumbered balance to cover legal expenses; reallocates $4,092 from MMRF water to the water special revenue fund for a periodic dam safety inspection; and establishes a volunteer fire & EMS special revenue fund. Heidi said the laydown version of the ordinance reflects audited and updated FY25/FY26 figures and is the version council should adopt.
Council asked clarifying questions about the volunteer fund, planned maintenance increases (including a repeater and training costs), and the dam inspection schedule. Heidi said the dam inspection is required every three years and that the periodic inspection cost is split two-thirds to water and one-third to sewer. She also said the volunteer fire and EMS department would be asked to recommend a departmental budget that council would adopt.
The ordinance passed unanimously (6-0) on final action. Council members characterized the measure as routine housekeeping to align appropriations with incurred or newly identified expenses.
Ending: The ordinance was adopted and staff will proceed using the laydown (updated) financials and work with the volunteer fire and EMS department to finalize the FY26 budget for that fund.
