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Tree Board sees roughly $1,500 remaining; discusses budgeting $1,000 for trees and clearer accounting lines
Summary
Board members reviewed expense lines and accounting categories, noted roughly $1,500 remaining before a proposed $500 allocation for American Legion Park, and proposed preparing a recommended micro-budget (e.g., $1,000 for trees) to present to council.
Members reviewed current expenditures and accounting codes and identified a limited remaining balance for the year. Chair (S1) and staff agreed recent plant and soil purchases came from a mix of grants and operating lines; Committee member (S5) said garden-club and rotary grants supplied $1,500 combined toward plant purchases while a spring tree cost $504.97 and was recorded under operating supplies. The board estimated roughly $1,500 left in its operating lines before the proposed $500 allocation to the American Legion planting.
Board members proposed drafting a micro budget before the next meeting to show suggested allocations (examples raised: $1,000 for trees, $500 for outreach/materials, and a small contingency for hazard-tree responses). Staff said itemized expense reports for the current and prior years will be circulated before the next session so members can finalize recommendations for the council budget cycle.
Members also discussed how to code tree purchases in accounting (operating supplies vs. small tools and equipment) and asked staff to confirm line items so the board can present clearer recommendations in November/December.
