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Mayor breaks tie to approve Silver City 2026–27 budget
Summary
After debate on health-insurance costs and employee pay, the mayor cast the deciding vote to adopt the Town of Silver City's FY2026–27 budget, which includes increased insurance costs and modest cost-of-living adjustments for staff.
The mayor cast the tie-breaking vote to approve resolution 20-26-26, adopting the Town of Silver City budget for the year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.
Business operations manager presented the budget and highlighted several cost increases that informed council debate. "This budget includes, increased line items for health insurance premiums, which increased, about 15%," the manager said, noting the town's share of premiums rose from about $1.8 million to $2.2 million. The proposed salary-and-benefits total across departments is $16,613,034.53; debt payments for the year were listed at $1,800,000.
Councilors pressed staff on rising costs from outside authorities and on employee pay. The manager warned of external rate pressure, noting the Southwest Solid Waste Authority had doubled rates and the Grand County Regional Dispatch Authority had raised call rates by 40%. "All of the town's employees received the cost of living adjustment," the manager added, listing 1.5% for general employees, 2% for fire and 2.5% for police.
The motion to adopt the budget was moved by Councilor Prince and seconded by Councilor Snyder. A roll call produced two ayes and two noes; the mayor then said, "I will vote in favor of the motion so the motion passes," and declared the budget adopted. The council did not reduce any positions in the adopted budget and staff indicated the town will monitor rates and staffing as the fiscal year progresses.
