Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (1 motion)
1 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
1. That the responses from staff on the requests from Budget Committee members be received. Budget Committee Minutes November 27, 2025 2. That the 2026 Budget Committee provide recommendations as shown in Appendix A to the Mayor on the 2026 budget. 1. That the Mayor’s 2026 operating budget incorporate the following items: a. The inclusion of a Stormwater Fee for 2026, based on the following: i. That a three-year phase-in approach be used for the residential fee, beginning with a 50% discount in 2026, ii. That a four-year phase-in approach be used for the non- residential fee, beginning with a 75% discount in 2026, iii. That a credit program for non-residential properties be offered beginning in 2027, iv. That stormwater fee revenue earned in 2026 be used to fund the stormwater operating costs of $2,286,400 which were previously included on the Town’s tax levy, (representing a 0.36% decrease to the overall tax levy) and that the remainder of the stormwater fee revenue be transferred to the Stormwater Management Reserve Fund to fund the stormwater capital program, v. That the Town’s share of the stormwater costs of $300,000 (0.05% increase to the overall tax levy) be added to the operating budget, vi. That the capital levy transfer to the capital reserve be reduced by $10,000,000 (1.55% decrease to the overall tax levy), and vii. That the 2026 budget request from Asset Management, including 7.0 FTE and materials and supplies totaling $716,000, be included in the 2026 budget and