athens tn annual budget fy2026 2027

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FY 2026-27 BUDGET OVERVIEW 
 
The preceding information is intended to provide the City Council with a broad overview of the proposed 
FY 2026-27 budget. A budget work session will be held to review and discuss the proposed budget along 
with other opportunities to review and discuss the proposed budget during the May work and regular sessions 
and the June work and regular sessions before the budget ordinance is due to be approved in late June 2026.  
 
Respectfully submitted,  
Bridget Roberts 
Interim City Manager 
 
Changes to the Proposed Budget 
 
Revenue Increases 
 
Reimbursement from Humane Society for Animal Shelter costs in the amount of $11,000. 
  
Expenditure Reductions 
 
• Reduced the General Fund transfer to the Fleet Fund by 10% or $109,800. 
• Reduced the Sanitation Enterprise Fund transfer to the Fleet Fund by 10% or $18,000. 
• Reduced cleanup of condemned structures by $50,000. 
• Eliminated the new full-time Stormwater Coordinator position in Public Works Administration 
$56,000 (salary and benefits). 
• Eliminated associated furniture for the new Stormwater Coordinator position $11,000. 
 
Total expenditure reductions: $244,800, General Fund: $226,800, Sanitation Fund: $18,000. 
 
Expenditure Additions 
 
• Added $230,000 (salary and benefits) in the Fire Department Suppression Division for three 
new full-time firefighter positions. 
• Added $5,400 contingency line item in City Manager Division. 
• Increased outside agencies by $2,400.