The Albany City Board of Estimated Apportionment on Oct. 10, 2025 approved a package of intra‑departmental budget transfers and several revenue/expense adjustments to cover invoices, events and program costs, Deputy Chief Auditor Shonka Klaas said at the start of the meeting.

The transfers included dozens of line‑to‑line reallocations across city departments intended to cover remaining invoices for past events, anticipated supply needs and contract obligations. Major items announced by staff included: a $2,000 transfer within the Office of Hotel Affairs to cover the Albany City lighting event; a $50,000 reallocation within the Office of Cultural Affairs split among supplies, a 5K run account, marketing and winter programming; a $100,000 transfer in the community school program from salaries to contracted services to pay consultants and cleaning; and a $150,000 move in Youth and Workforce from contracted services to temporary help to cover increased SYEP and family program expenditures.

The water department reported two separate transfers. One was an $18,000 reallocation to cover fencing purchases for goat herd maintenance at a source supply site. Later staff described a larger set of transfers described on the transcript as a $600,000 reallocation among multiple water and sewer accounts; line items listed in that portion of the record included amounts to transmission and distribution, sewer maintenance contracted services and equipment accounts.

The police department submitted several small reallocations intended to buy laptops and tablets for a car team, purchase a therapy dog and supply training materials. Staff read five line items (two at $2,747 and $766.86 to supply accounts; $3,500 to computer/tech equipment; $2,000 to neighborhood engagement; and $25,000 to training supplies) that sum to $34,013.86; an earlier spoken figure of $24,013.86 also appears in the transcript. The minutes therefore list the line items and the summed total ($34,013.86) as read aloud by staff, and the record contains an inconsistent earlier number; staff said they would follow up if more explanation was needed.

Separately, the board recorded increases in estimated revenue and expense accounts: $348,830 for Planning and Development to reconcile state aid allocations; $700,000 for the Water Department related to an EFC grant; $40,000 for General Services from prior‑year recycling refunds to expand recycling equipment; and $300,000 for the Budget Department to permit expenditure of a DASMI program reimbursement, all as presented by staff.

During discussion, a board member asked for more detail on a transfer labeled “CPRB” (as read in the record). The board agreed to seek additional explanation from the submitting office; staff said they would reach out and provide clarification. Later in the meeting the board moved to table one request on the agenda (described in the record as a pollution‑fee or related request). The motion was seconded and the chair called the vote; the board voice vote was recorded as all in favor.

A separate procedural motion to adopt the meeting agenda with the staff‑proposed edits (including minor title changes to two procurement items and the addition of a 5% bid deposit where required) was made and approved by voice vote.