On the agenda: Summerville meeting — License Plate Reader (Jan 28)

TOWN of SUMMERVILLE, sc
Special Called Council Meeting: Mid-Year Budget Review
Summerville Commissioners of Public Works Board Room – 215 North Cedar St., Summerville, SC 29483

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – 9:00am

AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. How We’ve Done So Far
a. Review accomplishments from FY 2025 and FY 2026
3. What We Must Do In FY 2027
a. Mid-year update and initial FY 2027 revenue projections
b. Discussion of known long-term expenses/liabilities
4. What We Should Do In FY 2027
a. Capital requests
b. Personnel requests
5. What We Could Do in FY 2027 (note: this is not an exhaustive list)
a. Retiree health insurance
b. Sidewalk funding
c. Sawmill Branch Trail trailhead cameras
d. Undergrounding of utilities
e. Exit 197/199 landscaping
f.

Community vision plan requests

g. Public Works Art Center request
6. Adjourn

The meeting will be livestreamed from the Town’s website: www.summervillesc.gov

FY 2026 FUNDING ACHIEVEMENTS

1

CAPITAL
REPLACEMENT PLAN

Police Department – fleet replacement
schedule (15-20 vehicles/year)
Parks and Recreation – 2 truck
replacements
Streets Department
New tractor-trailer with dump trailer
4 -door crew cab truck

4

PARKS AND
RECREATION

Design of Cuthbert
Community Center
Ashley River Preserve
Brown Family Park
disc golf course

2

PUBLIC SAFETY

3

PUBLIC WORKS

5

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

6

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Additional staff in Police Department
and Fire Department.
Fire Department: 2nd set of bunker gear
Police Department: Motorola Premier One

Closed sidewalk/pedestrian gaps.

End of year employee bonus
Work toward in-house health clinic
ACH electronic payment platform

Security software and security operations
center 24/7 monitoring

FY 2027 EXPENSES
Public safety complex

$2,800,000

Annually

Capital fund

$2,000,000

Annually

Dominion Maple St

$1,300,000

3 years?

TIF misallocation

$500,000

1 year

Main St. resilience

$5,000,000

1 year

Retiree insurance?

Town Commitment

$564,000

3 years

Exit 197/199?

Grant Funded

$625,000

3 years

Blythe claim?

$6,000,000

?

Gadsden Pond?

$2,000,000

?

$200,000

Annually

$1,800,000

2 years?

COPS Hiring Grant

KNOWNS

UNKNOWNS

$19,989,000

FY 2027 PERSONNEL ADDITIONS
Department

Position

Cost (including benefits)

Finance

Senior Accountant

$

108,000.00

Fire

FFs X 4
Batt Chiefs X 3
TOTAL

$
$
$

170,000.00
285,000.00
455,000.00

Police

Community Svc Specialist X 2 & Quartermaster

$

210,000.00

Communications

Dispatcher X 2

$

140,000.00

Planning

GIS Coordinator increase
Zoning administrator increase
Planner I
TOTAL

$
$
$
$

15,000.00
9,000.00
45,000.00
69,000.00

Parks and Recreation

Nexton Park Manager (to be able to fill Ryan's Position)
Nexton Maintenance X 2
Nexton Park Time Staff
Therapeutic Programmer
Pesticide Technician
Gahagan weekend staff
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$
$
$

55,000.00
79,500.00
23,400.00 1560 hours
45,000.00
50,000.00
10,452.00 804 hours
263,352.00

Streets - MEOII
Engineering - 2 Technicians
TOTAL

$
$
$

49,140.00
202,500.00
251,640.00

GENERAL FUND TOTAL

$

1,496,992.00

MEO I
Inspector
STORMWATER FUND TOTAL

$
$
$

43,500.00
45,800.00
89,300.00

Public Works

Stormwater

FY 2027 CAPITAL REQUESTS
Department

Item

Cost

Fire

E302
Rescue Truck
Bunker gear
Classroom
Light Duty Vehicles
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$
$

1,500,000.00
1,800,000.00
280,000.00
300,000.00
270,000.00
4,150,000.00

Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital
Capital

Lease Purchase

Vehicles X 18
License Plate Readers X 6
Drones X 2 (annually)
Night Vision X 5
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$

1,360,000.00
58,000.00
21,340.00
33,780.00
1,473,120.00

Capital
Operating
Operating
Operating

Lease Purchase

Communications

Radios (portable/mobile) X 20

$

485,000.00

Capital

Purchase

Buildings/Grounds

Town Hall brick pavers

$

250,000.00

Operating

Building and Grounds

$

250,000.00

IT

Microsoft 365 X 20 (annual)
Website chatbot (annual)
Security software X 335 (annual)
PD hardware refresh (CJIS req.)
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$

11,000.00
11,000.00
17,000.00
19,000.00
58,000.00

Operating
Operating
Operating
Operating

Police

$
$
$
$

11,000.00
11,000.00
17,000.00
19,000.00

Parks and Recreation NEXTON PARK
Nexton Truck
Nexton Park Signage
Soccer Goals for Nexton
Nexton Startup (Weedeater, blower, cameras, bollards, benches, etc)
Gator for Nexton
Tractor with attachments for Nexton
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$
$
$

45,000.00
50,000.00
7,800.00
15,000.00
13,000.00
55,000.00
185,800.00

Capital
Operating
Operating
Operating
Operating
Operating

Lease Purchase

$
$
$
$
$

50,000.00
7,800.00
15,000.00
13,000.00
55,000.00

EQUIPMENT
Dodge Ram
Replace R71 - pass down to Al and surplus 115
Trailer for Shawn
Lift(small boom lift)
Replacement Mower
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$
$

45,000.00
80,000.00
19,000.00
85,000.00
22,000.00
251,000.00

Capital
Capital
Operating
Capital
Capital

Lease Purchase

$

19,000.00

CAPITAL
Christmas lights for Richardson to PWAC
Skatepark
Doty Restrooms
Back football field - replace poles and lights
Basketball improvements (4 backboards & padding)
Resurface Gahagan Parking Lot
Tennis Courts at Doty - rebuild
Rebuild Azalea Gazebo
TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

25,000.00
600,000.00
500,000.00
375,000.00
7,000.00
800,000.00
250,000.00
15,000.00
2,572,000.00

Operating
Impact Fees
Capital
Capital
Operating
Capital
Operating
Operating

Parks and Recreation

Steel Frame Building for Storing Equipment/Vehicles
Engineering Truck
TOTAL

$
$
$

150,000.00
40,000.00
190,000.00

Capital
Capital

Purchase

GENERAL FUND TOTAL

$

9,614,920.00

Utility truck
Pickup truck
MS4 Consultant
Work Order/Asset Management Software
STORMWATER FUND TOTAL

$
$
$
$
$

80,000.00
40,000.00
350,000.00
50,000.00
120,000.00

Police

Fund

General Fund

1,360,000.00

$

485,000.00

$

45,000.00

$
$

45,000.00
80,000.00

$
$

85,000.00
22,000.00

$
$

500,000.00
375,000.00

$

800,000.00

$
$

150,000.00
40,000.00

$

8,137,000.00

$
$

80,000.00
40,000.00

0 $

120,000.00

0

Purchase
Purchase

Police

Police
Police
Police

Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation

$
$
$

58,000.00
21,340.00
33,780.00

Lease Purchase
Parks and Recreation
Purchase
Purchase

$

25,000.00
$ 600,000.00

Parks and Recreation
Purchase
Purchase
Parks and Recreation

$

7,000.00

$
$

250,000.00
15,000.00

Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation

Hospitality

$

Purchase

Police

Impact Fees

1,500,000.00
1,800,000.00
280,000.00
300,000.00
270,000.00

Lease Purchase

Police

Capital Fund
$
$
$
$
$

Public Works

Stormwater

Lease Purchase

$

Capital
Capital

877,920.00

Lease Purchase
Lease Purchase

Summary
Lease Purchase
Funded with Operations

$ 600,000.00

$

877,920.00

$

8,257,000.00

$ 600,000.00

$

877,920.00

$
$

4,990,000.00
3,267,000.00

$ 600,000.00

$

-

0
$

-