Kenny Perry Jr.

Where meeting notices get published

About $250 per public hearing notice to add Chronicle publication.

Rec department budget request: staffing, hours, and software

Roughly $10,600 up front plus about $5,000 a year, which commissioners argue pays for itself by recouping event costs.

Home-Based Business License Fee

Break-even fee designed to cover inspection costs, not generate revenue.

Restoring Fraser youth sports and recreation programs

Families would pay about $60 per child; instructor pay would come from the existing seasonal employee line item.

PA 33 Police and Fire Millage and Budget Surplus

The 1.5-mill levy raises about $900,000 a year that would otherwise come from reserves.

Council Rule on Phones During Meetings

FY 2026-2027 Budget Calendar

$38M revenue / $47.5M expenses proposed; no tax increase, millage drops slightly.

Collective Bargaining Strategy

Wage outcomes will shape the roughly $18 million general fund labor costs.

2026 CDBG nonprofit funding

$7,750 of federal pass-through money, no local tax impact.

Free events and registration fees debate

Charging even small fees could offset the cost of events funded by taxpayer dollars.

2026 work plan — master plan review and TIF authority

A TIF authority would redirect some future tax increment toward redevelopment projects.