Haysi Town Council holds public hearing on 2025–2026 budget amendment; no public comments

The Haysi Town Council convened a public hearing June 21, 2026, in the council chambers at Haysi Town Hall to receive input on a proposed amendment to the 2025–2026 budget. Mayor Yates opened the hearing at 7:00 p.m. and invited public comment; no one was registered to speak.

Council Member Allison Mullins asked whether the comment period applied specifically to the 2025–2026 Budget Amendment Ordinance. Mayor Yates confirmed that it did. Mayor Yates then asked Clerk Perrigan to explain why the town needed to amend the budget.

Clerk Perrigan, Clerk of Council, said a budget amendment is required "if the revenues and expenditures exceed a certain percentage of difference during the year." When Mullins asked which account numbers exceeded that percentage, Perrigan said the rule was applicable to the entire budget and that the line items highlighted in the spreadsheet emailed earlier in the week were the ones that exceeded the budgeted amount; Mullins said she had that information.

Mayor Yates asked Perrigan how expenses were categorized by department. Perrigan said "the line item titles were pretty self-explanatory" and gave an example referring to electric bills. The council held a brief discussion about utility services and invoices; the transcript does not list specific line-item account numbers or dollar amounts.

Mayor Yates closed the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. The hearing record in the transcript includes no motions or votes on the amendment and no public comments were recorded during the session.