City Council Special Meeting, Apr 1, 2026
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Summary
The City Council finalized the FY2027 budget with key financial adjustments to stay under the tax cap, including strategic reallocations from TIF funds. The meeting marked the formal adoption of the budget resolution and initiated planning for FY2028.
Citizen’s Forum
No public comments were provided during the forum.
Agenda Items
- Finalized FY2027 budget appropriations and Capital Improvements Program (CIP) with updated figures.
- Adjusted general fund revenue and appropriations to $182,566,689.
- Revised downtown TIF Fund 3710 to $4,507,331 for both revenue and appropriations.
- DoverNet Fund 6100 at $2,182,767.
- Established total municipal budget at $227,344,804.
- Updated city operations appropriations to $65,543,012 and school department operations to $89,172,779.
- Confirmed debt service and county tax allocations remained unchanged.
Legislative Actions
- FY2027 Budget Appropriations and CIP Resolution: Passed. The resolution was amended and adopted with updated financial figures to reflect final budget adjustments, ensuring compliance with the tax cap.
Action Items
- Distribute the amended FY2027 budget resolution to all council members by the next business day.
- Ensure departmental budgets align with the adopted resolution.
- Begin preliminary work on the FY2028 budget starting the following Friday.
- Publish the adopted FY2027 budget resolution and schedule a public information session.
- Conduct a post-adoption review with department heads to confirm alignment with budgeted allocations.