East Grand Rapids City Manager previews $37.8 million proposed 2025–26 budget; no vote taken

The City Manager presented the proposed 2025–26 budget for East Grand Rapids at a commission work session, saying, "total budget we're proposing this year is 37,800,000.0." The commission did not take formal action at the session.

The budget overview framed why the plan matters: it sets property tax millage, funds streets and capital projects, adjusts utility rates, and accounts for a state pension grant that reduces employer contributions. The City Manager said the operating millage aggregates to about 14.2107 mills compared with 14.884 the previous year and noted recent special millage actions, including a recently approved two-mill street and sidewalk renewal that is subject to statutory rollbacks.

Key numbers and revenue assumptions: the City Manager said total revenues for all funds are about $33,000,008.10 and that the proposed budget uses $559,000 of the general fund balance, leaving a projected general fund balance of roughly $5.7 million against a target of $3.75 million. Property tax revenues were reported to have grown about 4.6 percent. The City Manager listed general fund revenue line items as $11.5 million in property taxes, $1.4 million in revenue sharing, about $1.1 million in recreation revenue and expected investment earnings of…