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Council opens public hearings on 2026 city budget, introduces salary ordinances and approves clearing‑account and transfer resolutions
Summary
On Oct. 6 the Common Council opened public hearings on the proposed 2026 civil city budget, introduced salary ordinances and approved clearing‑account and intra‑budget transfer resolutions.
On Oct. 6, 2025 the City of La Porte Common Council opened public hearings and introduced multiple fiscal measures for 2026, including the civil city budget, salary ordinances and administrative housekeeping resolutions. Most items were introduced or heard on first reading and are scheduled to return to the council on Oct. 20 for further action.
The civil city appropriation and tax‑rate ordinance presented for introduction listed a total adopted budget of $23,979,984, an adopted tax levy of $15,926,800 and an adopted tax rate of 2.279 as the figures shown in the draft. Clerk Treasurer Courtney Partheun told the council that many adopted tax‑rate figures are preliminary and will be adjusted during certification by the Department of Local…
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