Jackson to vote on FY26 Budget Amendment #4, adds $840,935 spending

Jackson’s Town Council is set to vote on Resolution 26-12, a fourth amendment to the Town’s fiscal year 2026 budget that would increase expenditures by $840,935, including $391,514 in items “not previously presented to Council.” The amendment also assumes $1,286,708 in added revenue across several funds, according to the agenda packet.

The biggest adds called out by staff include $100,000 for vehicle parts at the Fleet Shop, $83,573 for a software defined wide area network platform for the Town data network, $61,000 for dark sky lighting (funded with Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board dollars), $60,000 for START director transition and onboarding, $40,152 tied to the Rodeo Grounds management agreement, and $20,000 for unanticipated litigation professional services. If you want to track where this lands, the resolution’s tables show the General Fund total rising $206,252, the START Fund up $156,200, and the Capital Projects Fund up $388,769.