Bluff council adopts amended Fiscal Year 26 budget, approves new fee schedule and corrects parcel description

The Bluff Town Council on Tuesday approved an amended Fiscal Year 26 budget, adopted changes to the town's master fee schedule and passed a corrected land-parcel resolution, each by unanimous vote of the three members present.

Town staff explained the budget amendment reflects modest invoice adjustments and a bigger change to the special projects fund after recent asbestos-remediation estimates came in higher than expected. "The biggest change is gonna be in the special projects fund," the staff presenter said, noting a contractor quoted roughly $52,000–$53,000 for full asbestos remediation and that recently-identified additional work could add another roughly $10,000. Staff said the amendment also includes a $100,000 transfer from capital projects to serve as a match for a fire-suppression project to preserve the town's ability to spend grant funds if needed.

The council held a roll-call vote to adopt the amendment as Resolution 100; the vote was recorded as three yes votes and the resolution passed.

In a separate vote the council adopted an updated master fee schedule that adds a $50-per-day off-site rental fee for the Anker sound system and directs staff to develop a rental contract with damage-and-replacement provisions similar to other rentals. "Administratively, we would definitely have a contract for it," staff said, describing standard replacement-at-cost language and noting the town will draft specific terms before rentals begin.

Also on the consent agenda the council approved Resolution 102 to rescind and replace Resolution 98 to fix inconsistencies in attached surveys and to reference only the resulting parcel description. Staff explained the correction clarifies that the Podmore family will transfer 0.45 acres to add to 0.10 acres owned by Sayers, producing a 0.55-acre resulting parcel; legal reviewers and the affected property owners reviewed the corrected document.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 100 (amended Fiscal Year 26 budget): passed, 3-0.
- Resolution 101 (master fee schedule): passed, 3-0.
- Resolution 102 (rescind & replace Resolution 98 — parcel correction): passed, 3-0.

The council did not record individual mover/second names in the public record. Staff said they will obtain required signatures from absent officials as needed before recording documents with the county recorder.