Council approves 2026 budget amendment adding $35,000 for digital reader boards; Facilities Fund reserve drops

Jul 13, 2026

Finance Director Kristen Reed summarized the first 2026 budget amendment, noting a $35,000 addition for two digital reader boards (street fund) and that Fund 35 (Facilities Fund) falls below the city’s reserve policy; the council approved Ordinance 2841 on second reading.

The full story

Kristen Reed, the city’s finance director, presented Ordinance 2841 as the first budget amendment for 2026 and outlined two small changes made between readings. She said the amendment adds $35,000 to purchase two digital reader boards to be paid from the street fund and that the transfer was split across funds consistent with the IT budget allocation method.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in