Council flags excise-tax shortfall, approves transfers and budget-line change

Mar 9, 2026

Council members noted excise-tax collections were much lower than budgeted; Clerk Sharon Richmond will check records. The council voted unanimously to transfer funds shown as “net income” on the general budget to the maintenance account and to remove a “trash fee” line item from the water budget before approving financials.

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Council members reviewed financial documents and noted that excise-tax collections were much lower than what had been budgeted. Clerk Sharon Richmond said she would check records to determine whether any collections were missing.

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