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Galesburg adopts 2025—2026 budget, adds DPW barn funding and extends police contract
Summary
The City of Galesburg adopted its 2025—2026 budget 6—1, approved the General Appropriations Act and budget amendments, and unanimously extended a one-year police services contract with the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department.
At its June 23, 2025 regular meeting, the Galesburg City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025—2026 budget on a 6—1 roll-call vote, approved the General Appropriations Act, adopted budget amendments and unanimously extended the police services agreement for one year.
Clerk Lisa McNees, addressing the council during the budget discussion, reminded members that budgets are estimates and that events such as tornadoes or water-main failures cannot be precisely predicted. Mayor Linda Marble told the council they needed to add $500,000 to the DPW capital outlay line to fund a new DPW barn after the contractor Loyal Perry withdrew from the project; Councilmember Frazee asked that the city retain an engineer to produce drawings for the barn.
Councilmember Anthony Tipken questioned a number of budget items: declining cable-fee revenue from Comcast, the cost of annual dump days (noted as roughly $6,000 and rising to about $7,000 next year), and a recent vactor/basin cleaning charge of $25,644. DPW Supervisor Josh Ranes explained that many pieces of equipment are owned by the motor pool and rented to each fund, and that some professional-service line items are for emergency contracting needs such as emergency pipe repair and road sweeping.
On the police contract, Chief Deputy Bishop of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department confirmed that salaries in the extension would remain the same and said the extension covers 2025 through 2027, with ratification beginning in 2027; the council approved a one-year extension unanimously. Frazee moved to adopt the budget (seconded by Chovanec); the roll call vote recorded Ayes from Chovanec, Frazee, Harnden, Tipken, Wortinger and Marble; Glen Hawes voted Nay. The General Appropriations resolution (20250623) passed 6—1, while Resolution 20250623A (budget amendments for 2024—2025) passed unanimously.
Councilmembers thanked Trombly Tree Service and county partners for assistance with tornado cleanup, and members noted personnel committee interviews for an administrative assistant and a school-work program partnership. Mayor Marble adjourned the meeting at 7:23 p.m.
