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Finance committee approves $119,454 in general-fund carryovers and hears capital carryover report
Summary
The committee approved carrying $119,454 from 2025 into the 2026 general fund and received a capital carryovers briefing showing $8.1 million in total carryovers—the lowest in seven years—driven by public-works, fleet and IT projects; staff said most large items are under contract.
On April 28, 2026, the Waukesha City Finance Committee approved a request to carry over $119,454 in unspent general-fund items from 2025 to 2026 and heard a detailed report on capital carryovers and enterprise-fund projects.
Mr. Shurro, the city finance staff member presenting the item, told the committee this year’s general-fund carryovers include roughly $35,000–$40,000 set aside for senior-management recruitment that went unused, about $13,000 related to a zoning-code update (partly funded by ARPA in prior budgeting) and other line items such as building-and-grounds carryovers. "These are several common items that we bring forward each year of unspent items...," he said.
Members asked whether carrying projects into the next year exposes the city to rising construction costs. Alderman Mike Anderson noted the risk that prices increase between years; staff responded that many of the carryover items are already under contract or on order—reducing exposure—though projects not yet contracted remain subject to inflation and bidding changes.
On the capital side, Shurro reported citywide capital carryovers of about $8.1 million—the lowest carryover total in seven years—and highlighted $3.7 million remaining in public-works categories (largely flood mitigation and storm-pond improvements), fleet procurements that are on order under centralized fleet management, and ongoing IT projects such as CAD/RMS work that remain multi-year commitments.
Alderman Lemke moved to approve the $119,454 general-fund carryovers and Alderman Anderson seconded; the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The capital carryovers briefing was a matter of report and required no committee action.
