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South Bend committee opens budget hearings as residents complain levy figures were not provided
Summary
A Personal and Finance Committee meeting advanced three budget measures — additional appropriations, budget transfers and the 2026 budget/public‑hearing file — while members of the public said they could not meaningfully comment because property‑tax levy numbers were not available.
The Personal and Finance Committee of the South Bend City Council moved three budget items forward Oct. 11 after receiving a presentation from City Controller Kyle Willis, but several members of the public and some councilors pressed for clearer property‑tax levy numbers before final votes.
Willis told the committee that Bill 54‑25 would authorize additional appropriations for multiple city funds, calling out an $850,000 addition from Fund 101 for the fire department and a $342,462 adjustment from Fund 201 to cover contractual expenses. He said roughly $2.2 million of the fire department request covered extra and overtime salaries and wages and that another $500,000 addressed additional salary costs tied to post‑budget bargaining with the fire union.
The committee also reviewed Bill 55‑25, a set of budget transfers Willis said included a $38,500 transfer for Human Rights office rent and professional services and a $125,000 transfer from Fund 101 to…
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