Council approves amendment to balance 2025 budget after higher-than-expected revenue

The Cumming City Council voted 4-0 to adopt a 2025 budget amendment intended to balance the prior year's accounts after actual revenues exceeded original budget estimates.

Phil presented the amendment and described the change in revenue: "If you see under the current budget, we budgeted for $16,942,550 of revenue. We actually took in, dollars 21,485 thousand...Dollars 21,485,440." He said the amendment is required by state law to present a balanced budget for the fiscal year and asked for approval of the amendment to balance the 2025 budget.

A motion to approve the amendment was made, seconded and carried on a recorded vote of 4-0. The transcript records the purpose as balancing the 2025 budget; no further line-item details or sources for the additional revenue were provided in the meeting record.