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Goshen council adopts 2026 budget after debate over $3,500 council stipend transfer fails
Summary
After a public hearing and deliberations, Goshen City Council adopted the 2026 appropriations and tax rates (Ordinance 52 34). A separate motion to transfer $3,500 from the council retreat line to a $500-per-councilor technology stipend failed on a recorded roll-call vote.
Goshen City Council adopted the 2026 budget and tax rates (Ordinance 52 34) on Oct. 6 after a published public hearing and deliberation. The ordinance passed unanimously on second reading following the hearing.
The council opened a public hearing as required by Indiana law and the Department of Local Government Finance to receive comments on appropriations, tax rates and levies. No speakers commented during the initial hearing; the council later heard a public comment in favor of the council's bipartisan approach to the budget.
Council debate included a contested motion…
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