The council approved adding the Finance Director position to the FY26 budget as presented, on a 4-0 vote.
Baldwin City Council adds Finance Director position to FY26 budget
The city will fund a new Finance Director position, a role the council's own materials describe as the city's liaison with financial institutions.
September 29, 2025: Finance Director Position Addition to FY26 Budget
At a glance
What this means now
The story
Ahead of its September 29, 2025 meeting, the Baldwin City Council received a packet with a proposed Finance Director job description, which states the role "serves as the City's liaison with financial institutes."
The same meeting's agenda and packet listed consideration of adding a Finance Director position to the FY26 budget.
The council approved adding the Finance Director position to the FY26 budget as presented, on a 4-0 vote.
What happened
How this issue got here
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Appeared on agendaproposedFinance Director job description (duties, debt management, staff supervision)
Serves as the City’s liaison with financial institutes.
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Finance Director job description (duties, debt management, staff supervision)
Serves as the City’s liaison with financial institutes.
Appeared on agendaproposedAdding a Finance Director position to the FY26 budget
Consideration/Approval of Finance Director Position Addition to FY26 Budget
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Adding a Finance Director position to the FY26 budget
Consideration/Approval of Finance Director Position Addition to FY26 Budget
Appeared on agendaproposedAdding a Finance Director position to the FY26 budget
Consideration/Approval of Finance Director Position Addition to FY26 Budget
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Adding a Finance Director position to the FY26 budget
Consideration/Approval of Finance Director Position Addition to FY26 Budget
ApprovedconfirmedFinance Director Position Addition to FY26 Budget
A motion was made by Alice Venter to approve the addition of a Finance
Director to the FY26 Budget as presented with a second by Kerri Davis. Motion Carried
4-0.
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Finance Director Position Addition to FY26 Budget
A motion was made by Alice Venter to approve the addition of a Finance Director to the FY26 Budget as presented with a second by Kerri Davis. Motion Carried 4-0.
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