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Council approves ordinance amending the 2025 budget to reflect higher 2025 expenditures
Summary
Mabton staff said the amendment updates 2025 budget line items to match actual expenditures, including payroll increases; council approved the ordinance after staff explanation and a recorded series of 'Aye' votes.
City staff told the council the proposed ordinance would amend 2025 line items to reflect actual expenditures incurred this year, including payroll that exceeded the originally adopted budget. The presentation was framed as a technical correction to keep spending within legal limits for 2025.
A staff member said the amendment “all it does is cover expenditures… payroll that have been higher than what was budgeted for,” and explained exhibit pages showing budget-to-actual comparisons. After discussion about several line items and questions about insurance and utility fund rates, a council member moved to approve the ordinance amending the 2025 budget.
The council recorded multiple "Aye" votes and the motion passed. No amendment to the ordinance text was recorded during the meeting. Staff noted that additional budget work—including an upcoming review of rates and interfund transfers—would be required to address structural shortfalls affecting the general and enterprise funds.
The action provides the city legal authority to continue expenditures into 2026 while council and staff consider longer-term corrections and possible interfund loans.
