2025 06 09 Work Session Packet 1

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Agenda Item 
III. F.  FY 2025-26 Proposed Budget 
First Reading of Ordinance 1141 
An ordinance to adopt a budget and set the tax rate on taxable property located 
within the corporate limits of the city of Athens, Tennessee, for the fiscal year July 
1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. 
 
Overview 
The FY 2025-26 proposed budget was submitted to the City Council on May 2, 2025 and posted 
on the city’s website. On May 6, 2025, the City Council conducted a budget work session to 
review and discuss the proposed budget. During that meeting, several items  were specifically 
discussed as listed on the attachment.  
 
The proposed budget was further reviewed during the May 12, 2025 work session and additional 
items were discussed as listed on the attachment. The proposed budget was further reviewed and 
the first reading of the budget ordinance was conducted during the May 20, 2025 regular session. 
 
 
So far, the only changes to the proposed budget are those items listed below: 
 
• Added $110,000 to the North City School demolition budget in the Capital Improvement        
Fund based on the actual bid. 
• Added $40,000 to prepare a planning study to renovate and expand city hall in the Capital 
Improvement Fund as approved during the May 20, 2025 regular session.  
• Carry forward $285,000 from the previous fiscal year’s budget to update the city’s IT 
infrastructure in the Information Technology budget in the General Fund.  
 
The total of these changes is $435,000 and $150,000 will come from Capital Improvement Fund 
reserves and $285,000 will come from General Fund reserves.  
 
The proposed budget will be further reviewed and discussed during the June 9, 2025 work 
session.  
 
The budget public hearing, second reading of the budget ordinance, and adoption with changes 
are scheduled to occur during the June 17, 2025 regular session. If approved, the budget will go 
into effect on July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2026. 
   
Action to Consider 
Consensus is needed to move this item to the June 17, 2025 regular session to conduct the budget 
public hearing, have a second reading, and consider adopting the budget and budget ordinance 
with changes. 
 
Affected Departments 
All 
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