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Jenkinsburg council unanimously adopts FY 2026 budgets, approves routine business
Summary
At its Dec. 8, 2025 meeting the Jenkinsburg City Council unanimously adopted Resolution JBGR-25-04 to adopt the city's FY 2026 budgets and approved the Nov. 24 minutes and financial reports; all recorded council votes were unanimous.
The Jenkinsburg City Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2026 budgets and approved routine agenda items during a meeting on Dec. 8, 2025.
Mayor Eddie Ford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and confirmed a quorum, with Mayor Pro-Tem Jason Watts and council members Joye England, Gary Brown, Gary Roberts and Brent Eberspacher present. Gary Brown gave the invocation and the mayor led the Pledge of Allegiance.
On the first motion, Council Member Gary Roberts moved to adopt the meeting agenda; Gary Brown seconded and the council voted aye (Watts, England, Eberspacher, Brown, Roberts). Mayor Pro-Tem Jason Watts then moved to approve the Nov. 24, 2025 minutes as presented; Gary Roberts seconded and the motion passed on the same recorded unanimous vote.
Council accepted the financial reports after a motion from Gary Brown, seconded by Jason Watts; the recorded vote was unanimous. The council then considered Resolution JBGR-25-04 to adopt the FY 2026 budgets. Jason Watts moved to adopt the resolution; Brent Eberspacher seconded. The council voted (Watts, England, Eberspacher, Brown, Roberts) — all aye — and the resolution passed, adopting the city's FY 2026 budgets. The transcript does not state the specific dollar amounts included in the budgets.
Mayor Eddie Ford provided a mayor's report and staff presented updates that required no council action. The public comment item was listed with no substantive comments recorded in the meeting minutes provided. Having completed the agenda, Mayor Ford adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Adopt agenda: motion by Gary Roberts; second Gary Brown. Vote: Watts, England, Eberspacher, Brown, Roberts — aye. Outcome: approved. - Approve minutes (Nov. 24, 2025): motion by Jason Watts; second Gary Roberts. Vote: Watts, England, Eberspacher, Brown, Roberts — aye. Outcome: approved. - Accept financial reports: motion by Gary Brown; second Jason Watts. Vote: Watts, England, Eberspacher, Brown, Roberts — aye. Outcome: approved. - Adopt Resolution JBGR-25-04 (FY 2026 budgets): motion by Jason Watts; second Brent Eberspacher. Vote: Watts, England, Eberspacher, Brown, Roberts — aye. Outcome: approved.
What's next: The council did not specify implementation steps or effective dates for the adopted budgets in the provided record. The meeting record was prepared by Deputy City Clerk Cody Sorrow.
