Gonzales city leaders at stalemate over 2026-2027 fiscal budget

Budget vote deadlock continues, Mayor Riley pleased to hire Planning/Zoning firm | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper

A shorthanded Gonzales City Council declined to approve Mayor Tim Riley’s General Fund (Operating) Budget ordinance last night, the 2-2 vote insufficient to enact the budget ordinance being considered for a second time on Monday.  Mayor Riley and his administration, unsurprised by the budget vote, were curiously upbeat after the meeting adjourned.  The mayor pointed to another 2-2 council vote taken after the budget deadlock, this one to approve…

Gonzales city leaders at stalemate over 2026-2027 fiscal budget

GONZALES - Monday's Gonzales City Council meeting ended the way it started, with no budget. Mayor Tim Riley says it is scary that the city is running without a financial plan."I am just concerned about our police department and our fire department, very concerned. If we run out of money, then they won't be able to operate proficiently, then they would be in a bind, and it would hurt the city," Riley said.The city has been operating without a bud…