Budget Committee elects Jerry Erbes as moderator

The Budget Committee elected Jerry Erbes as moderator at the start of its April 18, 2026 meeting, the minutes show. The nomination was made from the floor and the committee recorded a 3-0 vote in favor.

The action came after the meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Attendance was recorded as Ms. Bethany Leavitt, John Keenan and Jerry Erbes. A subsequent procedural motion to approve the April 15, 2026 meeting minutes was recorded as passing, with Ms. Leavitt named as the seconder; the transcript lists the vote tally as 2-0 but does not identify individual yes/no votes for that motion.

The committee then proceeded to review a draft Excel spreadsheet of its recommended budget for fiscal year 2027; the moderator introduced the spreadsheet and committee members entered data. The transcript does not record a formal vote on the spreadsheet or the budget recommendation itself.

A motion to adjourn was made later in the meeting, seconded by John Keenan, and recorded as passing with a 2-0 tally. The meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m.

Details recorded in the minutes are procedural: the transcript does not specify who moved the motion to approve the April 15 minutes, nor does it list individual yes/no votes for the motions recorded as 2-0. The nomination/election of Erbes is recorded as a 3-0 outcome in the minutes.