Harrisville's proposed budget amendment would raise new-growth tax revenue and sidewalk repairs by $67,290 each

Harrisville's Oct. 13, 2026 council packet includes Resolution 26-25, which would adopt an amended fiscal 2026-27 budget after a public hearing the same day, and an exhibit labeled "FY27 - Amendment #1." The resolution's roll-call columns are blank in the packet. ^[1]

The exhibit lists each changed line with a "Budgeted" amount and an amended request. ^[1]

General fund

General property taxes, line 10-31-110, would rise from $1,054,490 to $1,121,780, an increase of $67,290 labeled "New Growth." Total taxes would rise from $3,814,490 to $3,881,780. ^[1]

Sidewalk repairs, line 10-63-435, would rise from $25,000 to $92,290, the same $67,290. ^[1]

Use of general fund balance would rise from $88,075 to $183,298, an increase of $95,223. Other increases include $20,000 for buildings and grounds, described as A/C units for the old city hall, and $1,500 for the city newsletter. ^[1]

Loader payments across funds

The motor pool fund's asset purchases would rise from $250,000 to $442,980, an increase of $192,980 attributed to a loader. Its total expenditures would rise from $480,000 to $672,980. ^[1]

Motor pool payment lines would each rise by $3,216 in the roads and parks budgets and by $3,217 in the sewer and storm water funds, all labeled for the loader. The motor pool fund's internal lease revenue would rise by $12,866, the sum of those four increases. ^[1]

The sidewalk discussion

Minutes of the Sept. 8, 2026 meeting, included in the Oct. 13 packet for approval, record Council Member Annette Prall saying she would like to see funds added for sidewalk repairs and that necessary repairs should be a priority over traveling to St. George for training. She recalled public works director Bryan Fife saying the city could easily spend $60,000 on sidewalk repairs in one year. ^[1]

An Oct. 7 staff memo in the packet gives the sidewalk repair budget balance as $25,000. It prices one example repair, on a Virginia Avenue cul-de-sac, at $26,530, including $22,880 for sidewalk and curb and gutter work, and says those bids predate recent fuel price increases. ^[1]