Committee clarifies library capital, cemetery funding and ARPA balances

Committee members asked how capital needs for the library will be funded under the new library agreement. A committee member asked the library representative (addressed in the meeting as 'Nan') about capital funding; the chair replied that capital items "comes to us separately," indicating the library will present capital requests directly to the committee.

On cemetery funding, staff noted the cemetery fund has a fund balance (discussed at roughly $337,000) and that there is a grounds maintenance allocation in the 2027 budget (staff reported about $32,037 to $37,170 total depending on the line). Finance staff also confirmed that ARPA balances shown as slightly negative on a draft page reflect timing/carryover errors and that the ARPA account is expected to be zeroed out going forward: "That's it's projected to be at 0," staff said.

The committee asked staff to correct the draft budget pages so the council sees accurate ARPA, cemetery, and library capital lines before the packet is posted.