LOXLEY, Alabama— The Loxley Town Council voted to approve its 2016-17 budget at its Oct. 10 meeting with a surplus budget of almost $400,000 for the coming year.

The council voted unanimously to pass the budget with total projected revenues of just more than $6 million with expenses of just more than $5 million with added long-term debt of more than $850,000.

The budget included an increase in general fund and utility fund revenues. Revenues in the general fund are projected at just more than $3.9 million for 2016-17, compared to just under $3.5 million for 2015-16.

Expenses in the town’s general fund budget also increased for 2016-17, going from $3.4 million in 2015-16 to $3.7 million for the coming year, a net surplus of just more than $170,000 up from $49,000 a year ago.

The town’s utility fund included a surplus of more than $800,000 for 2016-17, with operating revenues totaling $2.1 million, a slight increase more than 2015-16 with this past year’s operating revenues projected at slightly less than $2 million with total operating expenses of $1,3 million, compared to $990,000 a year ago.

Other income and revenues increased from just less than $250,000 this past year to slightly more than $300,000 for 2016-17 with expenses of just less than $22,000 for a surplus of $270,000, compared to a projected $246,500 for 2015-16, bringing the total net income in the utility fund to slightly more than $1 million with long-term debt expenses of more than $860,000, bringing the total surplus for 2016-17 to slightly less than $400,000, compared to just more than $460,000 in 2015-16.

In other business, the council voted to move its polling place following the November general election from the Loxley Town Hall to the Loxley Civic Center.

Part of the move comes because of concerns over compliance issues with town hall. At the same time, officials said, they are taking steps to fix those issues, including approving a contract with Central Glass of Robertsdale to replace the front doors of the auditorium at a cost of just less than $3,000.

“Again this will not affect the November general election,” Mayor Billy Middleton said. “Residents will still vote here in November and the change will take affect after that.”

Improvements to the handicap ramping system in front of town hall are also being considered, officials said.

In other business Monday, the council:

•Approved an ABC Alcohol License application for the Chevron at 2134 S. Hickory St., which is under new ownership.

•Approved the town’s annual contract with the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance at a cost of $2,500.

•Approved the town’s annual contract with the Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce at a cost of $4,200.

•Approved the annual Severe Weather Preparedness Tax Holiday weekend for Feb. 24-26, 2017.

•Approved the town’s annual tri-party agreement with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department and the Robertsdale Police Department for the housing of prisoners with a cost increase of $5 per day bringing the total cost to $55 per day.

•Approved a contract with The Retail Coach business recruiting consultants at a cost of $25,000 with an option to renew for $15,000 after the first year.

•Approved a road paving contract with Bill Patterson Construction for road paving projects in Loxley for the coming year. While the total cost for the projects was estimated at just more than $300,000, Public Works Director Richard Rider said there were some road projects that could be renegotiated at a lower cost.

•Accepted a petition from residents of Timber Ridge subdivision asking ALDOT to remove the concrete islands at the subdivision entrance.