The Truesdale Board of Aldermen unanimously approved their budget for the upcoming 2026-2027 fiscal year to begin July 1.
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The Truesdale Board of Aldermen unanimously approved their budget for the upcoming 2026-2027 fiscal year to begin July 1.
The budget, approved, at the June 24 meeting, shows total anticipated revenues of $1,971,310.77, of which $608,647.11 is the city’s estimated beginning balance, with $464,131.19 coming from real and personal property taxes, $223,562.21 from franchise and utility taxes, $197,723.31 from sales tax and $145,898.71 from building permit fees. The remainder comes from business licenses, police department revenues and grant funds.
With respect to expenditures the proposed budget anticipates $689,729.95 in salaries for city staff and $282,851.29 for employee benefits. Salaries for administrative staff are proposed to cost $204,342. The police department is budgeted for $291,552 for personnel. The maintenance department is proposed at $169,643.95 and crossing guards are proposed at $24,192 for salaries.
Utility costs for the city are anticipated to cost $50,000, while expenses for items like capital improvements, the police department, insurance, legal fees and other items is expected to run $948,729, for a total listed expenditure of $1,971,310.77.
Under miscellaneous/capital improvements, the city anticipates spending $398,219.82 in 2026-2027, which would include $60,000 in expenses for the public works department, renovations to city hall in the amount of $25,000 and escrow payments for Elkhorn Ridge Subdivision in the amount of $126,091.67
In addition to approving the budget June 24, the board also approved a series of bills reappointing Elsa Smith-Fernandez as city manager/city clerk, Amber Bargen as city attorney, Casey Doyle as police chief and Missy Bachamp as city treasurer.
During Wednesday’s meeting Mayor Jerry Cannon also discussed an issue which has come up at previous meetings, namely the need for renovations to city hall, which is part of the new budget. Cannon said city hall is quickly running out of space. He again brought to the board’s attention the potential need to discuss whether to move some of the city’s services into the MaryLou Center in order to free up space in city hall. Previously he had mentioned possibly moving some city staff to the upstairs portion of the MaryLou Center.
