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Lafayette council adopts $145 million 2026 budget; public urged greater climate-resilience funding
Summary
City Council held a public hearing Oct. 14, received budget presentation from staff, heard public comments urging more climate-resilience funding, and adopted Resolution 2025-62 setting the 2026 budget and mill levy and approved Ordinance 21 (first reading) appropriating funds for 2026.
The Lafayette City Council on Oct. 14 held a public hearing on the proposed 2026 budget, reviewed a staff presentation outlining a recommended $145 million budget, heard public comment urging greater funding for climate resilience, and unanimously approved Resolution 2025-62 adopting the 2026 budget and establishing the mill levy. The council also approved Ordinance No. 21, Series 2025, on first reading to appropriate funds for fiscal year 2026.
City staff presented a high-level overview of the recommended $145,000,000 budget, describing roughly $117,000,000 in supporting revenue and nearly $92,000,000 in dedicated utility and enterprise funds. Staff said sales-and-use-tax revenue was budgeted modestly — about 2% above the 2025 revised projections for retail sales — and property-tax revenue was estimated at about $14,300,000, a projected 4% increase over prior year due in part to reassessment cycles.
The presentation reviewed priorities…
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