At its October 14, 2025 meeting, the council heard a presentation of the FY2025 audit report from Rushton LLC, whose representative said the city had a good year financially and the audit went well.
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Royston council amends final FY2025 budget, adding $77,900 in spending
The city added money to its already-closed 2025 budget for a capital lease, new police and public works vehicles, and library services, and its year-end audit found the city finished the year financially healthy.
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October 14, 2025: Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025 audit report by Rushton LLC
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Royston City Council approved the original FY2025 budget, covering all city funds, in June 2024.
After the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the council took up a budget amendment to the final FY2025 budget at its September 9, 2025 meeting and approved it 6-0.
The city's FY2025 audit report, issued October 3, 2025, detailed two amendments: one increased appropriations by $65,900 for a capital lease payment and to purchase new vehicles for the police and public works departments, and a second increased appropriations by $12,000 for library contract services. The audit also reported the city's governmental funds ended the year with combined fund balances of $3,450,144, about 64% ($2,224,098) of which is available for the council to spend at its discretion.
At its October 14, 2025 meeting, the council heard a presentation of the FY2025 audit report from Rushton LLC, whose representative said the city had a good year financially and the audit went well.
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Appeared on agendaproposedPresentation of Fiscal Year 2025 audit report by Rushton LLC
Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025 audit report by
Rushton LLC
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Presentation of Fiscal Year 2025 audit report by Rushton LLC
Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025 audit report by Rushton LLC
DiscusseddiscussedPresentation of the Fiscal Year 2025 audit report by Rushton LLC
Will Merritt with Rushton LLC presented the audit report and advised the city has
had a good year financially, and all went well with the audit
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Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025 audit report by Rushton LLC
Will Merritt with Rushton LLC presented the audit report and advised the city has had a good year financially, and all went well with the audit
ApprovedunknownFY2025 General Fund budget amendment for capital lease payment and vehicle purchases
One amendment increased appropriations by $65,900 for the payments of a capital
lease and to purchase new vehicles in the police department and public works department.
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FY2025 General Fund budget amendment for capital lease payment and vehicle purchases
One amendment increased appropriations by $65,900 for the payments of a capital lease and to purchase new vehicles in the police department and public works department.
mentionedunknownFY2025 governmental funds combined and unassigned fund balances
governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances
of $3,450,144. Approximately 64% of this total amount, $2,224,098 is available for spending
at the City Council’s discretion
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FY2025 governmental funds combined and unassigned fund balances
governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $3,450,144. Approximately 64% of this total amount, $2,224,098 is available for spending at the City Council’s discretion
ApprovedunknownFY2025 General Fund budget amendment for Library contract services
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second amendment increased appropriations for Library contract services by $12,000.
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FY2025 General Fund budget amendment for Library contract services
A second amendment increased appropriations for Library contract services by $12,000.
ApprovedconfirmedBudget amendment to the final FY2025 budget (year ended June 30, 2025)
amend the final budget for Fiscal Year 2025 which ended June 30, 2025
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Budget amendment to the final FY2025 budget (year ended June 30, 2025)
amend the final budget for Fiscal Year 2025 which ended June 30, 2025
Appeared on agendaproposedBudget amendment to the final FY2025 budget (year ended June 30, 2025)
Consideration of adopting a budget amendment to amend the
final budget for Fiscal Year 2025 which ended June 30, 2025
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Budget amendment to the final FY2025 budget (year ended June 30, 2025)
Consideration of adopting a budget amendment to amend the final budget for Fiscal Year 2025 which ended June 30, 2025
ApprovedunknownFY2025 (2024-25) original city budget, all funds
FY 2025 ORIGINAL BUDGET
COUNCIL APPROVED JUNE 17, 2024
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FY2025 (2024-25) original city budget, all funds
FY 2025 ORIGINAL BUDGET COUNCIL APPROVED JUNE 17, 2024
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