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Commission Cuts Municipal Cooperative Funding to $50,000 per City, Moves Payment to Fuel-tax
Summary
The county commission adopted Resolution 2026-31 to reduce municipal cooperative funding to $50,000 per municipality for FY '27, to be paid from the local 4¢ fuel tax and restricted to road projects with documentation; the motion passed despite at least one nay.
The Saint Clair County Commission adopted Resolution 2026-31 for FY '27 that reduces municipal cooperative funding to $50,000 per municipality and specifies that payments will come from the local fuel tax and be restricted to road projects with supporting invoices. Commissioners discussed timing and mechanics for reimbursement—cities will provide invoices and proof of payment and then be reimbursed—then voted; the chair recorded a nay from one commissioner or mayor but said the motion carried.
Mayor concerns centered on notification and predictability. Multiple mayors told the commission they needed earlier notice so their councils could budget, and asked whether August 1 or June 1 should be used for reimbursement windows; the commission settled on an August 1 deadline for the documentation process. The chair said the change shifts the funding source from the general fund to the local fuel tax and narrows allowable uses to paving and road maintenance, not equipment. “The funding to each municipality is decreased to $50,000 each to be paid out of the local fuel tax and restricted to road projects only with supporting documentation,” the chair read as he presented the resolution.
What’s next: The resolution takes effect for FY '27; municipalities will submit invoices by the deadline to receive the capped funding and must document eligible road work.
