John Wright

Veterans Honor Run

The race raises donations for the DAV and local schools.

City Council Travel Policy

Council travel comes out of a budgeted line item; changes aim to save taxpayers money through early registration and economical travel.

Building department fee overhaul

Higher fees than the old schedule, though officials kept several below peer communities to avoid burdening residents.

2028-2030 CDBG funds

Federal CDBG funding for the 2028-2030 cycle will be allocated based on the projects identified.

$565,000 Local Street Fund amendment and exhausted 50/50 match money

Reduces the Local Street Fund balance by $565,000, with the 50/50 match fund now depleted.

Expanded parks and rec programming and event budget tracking

Parks budget up $450,000, plus $10,000 for events and a $35,000 boost to grounds maintenance.

Closed-session confidentiality

New gas tax distribution and marijuana revenue

The city received $421,000 but may see its roughly $600,000 marijuana road funding diluted if revenues are merged.

Back to the Bricks banner cost sharing

$300 of DDA funds toward the banner, plus about $6,700 for trimming 163 trees.

Rubbish fuel surcharge costs passed to residents

Rubbish fund appropriation raised to $2,015,265 due to fuel surcharges.

New city website launch

Employee health insurance cost-sharing change

Expected to lower employee health premiums meaningfully; no extra cost to the city.

Southmoor Golf Course purchase collapse and lawsuit

About $300,000 of taxpayer money is at stake, plus maintenance costs.

Cancellation of ERC contract

No cost or savings were stated publicly.

Possible BS&A Cloud software mandate

Potential $250,000+ one-time cost, not yet budgeted.

Replacement of election voting equipment

A $180,000 line item in the election budget, which is up 29.8%.

Insurance cost spikes in proposed budget

Insurance costs alone add hundreds of thousands to the budget, which pressures everything else.