Southtowns Record

City Council minutes — August 17, 2026

Government
City of Lackawanna
Board
City Council
Meeting
Aug 17, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Budget and taxes, Audits and oversight, Housing, Parks and recreation

Original document

Same meeting

Text · page 9 of 12

City Comptroller requests the City Council approve an ordinance amending the 2025-2026 Budget
Ordinances transferring appropriations for Sanitation payroll from the General Fund to the Special
Revenue Fund – Refuse and Garbage. Interfund transfers total $151,130.46.

15.  Honorable Council President
  Honorable City Council
  714 Ridge Road
  Lackawanna, NY 14218

Dear Honorable Body:

Submitted for your review and approval is an ordinance to amend the 2025-26 Budget to transfer
money to the Special Revenue Fund – Refuse and Garbage from the General Fund for payroll and social
security taxes. This transfer is needed due to personnel from the General Fund - Streets Department
being needed to work in Sanitation throughout the fiscal year.

Respectfully,
JACQUELYN RAYMOND-DOLE, CITY COMPTROLLER

Moved by Marrano second by Meegan to receive and file, act on ordinance.
Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano  Carried 5-0

  ORDINANCE

  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025-2026 BUDGET ORDINANCES ADOPTED JUNE 9TH, 2026.

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Lackawanna, New York, as follows:

SECTION 1.  That the 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance adopted June 9th, 2025, is hereby amended to
  transfer appropriations for Sanitation payroll from the General Fund to the Special
  Revenue – Refuse and Garbage Fund.

SECTION 2.  That the 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance is hereby amended to transfer $151,130.46 to
  budget code A.9000.9551 Transfer to Special Revenue Fund.

SECTION 3.  That the 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance is hereby amended to transfer $139,613.94 from
  budget code A.5110.101 Maintenance of Streets, Personal Services and $10,680.47 from
  Budget Code A.9000.9030 Employee Benefits, Social Security.

SECTION 4.  That the 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance is hereby amended to transfer $776.64 from
  budget code A.5132.101 Maintenance of Streets, Personal Services and $59.41 from
  Budget Code A.9000.9030 Employee Benefits, Social Security.

SECTION 5.  That the 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance is hereby amended to increase budget code
  CL.0000.5031 Special Revenue Fund – Garbage and Refuse Interfund Transfers by
  $151,130.46.