The Biloxi City Council met on August 26, 2026, to deliberate and set allocations for dozens of non-departmental organizations and line items in the upcoming fiscal year budget. The meeting began with adoption of the agenda (7-0 vote) and discussion of department budget increase requests from administration. Council members shared divergent views on balancing support for community groups with financial constraints, particularly a $500,000 increase in employee insurance costs. After hours of line‑by‑line discussion, the council reached consensus on most items, tabled two issues for further review, and adjourned on a 7-0 vote.
Adopt the agenda. So moved. Motion by Mr. Creel. Second. Second by Mr. Glavin. Any discussion? All in favor. It's approved on a 7-0 vote. Okay. All right, gentlemen. Um subject matters to discuss the non-departmental allocations. Again, as we've done in past years. Last week we heard from those folks who were present with requests, and we had were able to ask whatever questions, had a little discussion at times. That being the case. Whenever you get a chance, sir, I would like to make a few comments. Sure. Give me give me just your your next on the list. Whenever your opportunity. So uh I I had uh gotten a list to you and uh uh from those who um whom I had gotten feedback with. I prepared a table for you. Uh so you'd look to see who what folks were requesting, what that was last year, and whatever feedback you've given me. I didn't hear from everybody, but I heard from several of the councilmen. Hopefully this will make it go a little quicker. You have some idea of the the range in allocations that we're talking about. Uh Mr. Weaver comments, please, sir. Yes, sir. Based on the last several weeks and discussion by the council, what I would like to ask is to make several smaller changes in some of these budgets, and I would like to make y'all aware of what I'm at requesting. Yes, please do that. So this is to the this is not my department. Yes, sir. Go ahead, Mr. What I would ask is for public works and uh 6643. That is temp labor. I need to increase that by 1,000 or 100,000 dollars because we've maintaining the grass cutting, all of those things. We eliminated all of that, so I would ask for an increase of 100,000 and 6643. That's in public works, in public works. In the police department, I would ask in overtime one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollar increase. That would give me basically about a hundred thousand dollars of actual up, but the twenty-five thousand would cover my pairs, workmen's comp and taxes. Okay. Parks and rec based upon the visitor center and AJ Holloway. I am requesting a hundred and forty thousand in temp labor, which is sixty-six thirty-six or sixty-six third or sixty-two thirty-eight. Uh based upon the pools. I need to request an additional sixty-four thousand and sixty-four ninety-two. I need thirty-eight thousand dollars for chlorine. Chlorine has shot up this last year. Twenty-two thousand dollars for yes. Can you go back to after uh parks and rack the 140 something thousand?