On Tuesday, Landrum City Council was presented with the proposed 2025-26 Fiscal Year Budget. (Photo by Christa Price)

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Second reading of the proposed budget scheduled for June 24

 

LANDRUM—On Tuesday, June 10, the Landrum City Council met to view City Administrator Shannon Baldwin’s presentation on the 2025-26 Fiscal Year Budget.

Baldwin presented a balanced budget of $3,282,946, including a 15.2 mill increase, or a .0848 mill levy. With the increase, owners of property valued at $150,000 would pay $91.20 more per year in taxes. 

The full budget breakdown includes $1,810,310 for the police department, $845,610 for administration funding, $580,950 for public works, $24,456 for governing bodies and $21,620 for municipal court. The proposed budget plan also includes an additional $58,120 for the installation of public restrooms, as well as $10,000 for improvements to Brookwood Park.

Expected revenues are balanced with budget expenses at $3,282,946, with $1,201,331 in tax revenues, $993,100 in license, permit, and franchise fees, $467,000 in governmental fees, $301,515 in other revenues (such as rentals), $285,000 in public works, and $35,000 in fines and forfeitures.

Approximately 1.2 million in additional revenue is anticipated in 2026, which would be used at SCDOT’s discretion for road improvements across the city’s 12.2 miles of road.

The proposed budget’s total prioritized expenditures are $434,752, including $90,000 for hiring a new police officer, a 3.5% ($37,967) merit increase, $165,000 for two new police cruisers, $12,000 for a dump trailer, $32,295 for a zoning administrator position, $10,000 for a pay and classification study, $75,000 for a county park, and $22,500 for the play and classification study implementation.

Members of the Landrum City Council voted in favor of the proposed budget and the 15.2 mill increase. They will spend the next two weeks addressing citizen questions expressed at the meeting and adjusting aspects of the proposed budget.

The council will reconvene for a second reading of the proposed budget on June 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Landrum City Hall building, located at 100 N. Shamrock Ave.