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At a glance: provisional approvals and council directions from April 28 workshop
Summary
Council provisionally approved the finance ($314,897) and tax‑collector ($229,280) budgets, directed staff to pursue solid‑waste PAYT designs and bulky‑waste exclusion, and agreed to a hiring‑freeze approach to manage future vacancies; meeting adjourned at 11:56 p.m.
Key procedural outcomes from the April 28 workshop:
- Finance department budget ($314,897): motion moved and provisionally approved. Motion recorded and seconded; council asked staff to continue audits and training planning.
- Tax collector budget ($229,280): motion moved, seconded and provisionally approved; the manager will return with a reimagined front‑office staffing plan.
- Police staffing: council signaled consensus to leave current police reductions in place and to use a hiring freeze/attrition approach for future vacancies rather than ordering immediate layoffs; staff to return with options.
- Solid waste: council directed staff to develop PAYT and bulky‑waste exclusion implementation plans and to hold public hearings; staff to report back with modeling and community feedback.
- Adjournment: the meeting was adjourned at 11:56 p.m.
