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Germantown trustees opt for committee-level review to shape 2026 budget, set Sept. 2 kickoff
Summary
Trustees favored conducting detailed budget reviews at the standing-committee level rather than multiple 'committee of the whole' meetings; Finance Director Matthew Usidin said staff has closed much of a previously reported $600,000 gap and aims to present a balanced budget for board action in September.
The Village of Germantown General Government Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend that initial reviews of the proposed 2026 budget be handled at the standing-committee level and that the Village Board hold an initial budget review on Sept. 2.
Finance Director Matthew Usidin told trustees that in June staff had identified an approximately $600,000 gap between projected revenues and expenses for 2026; as departments submitted detailed budgets, staff narrowed that gap to roughly $350,000. Usidin said he and the village administrator will meet with departments over the next two weeks and plan to present a balanced budget to the Village Board on Sept. 15.
Trustees expressed a strong preference for Option 2 in staff materials, which would have each standing committee vet the budgets for the departments they oversee—General Government & Finance for finance, clerk and administration; Public Works for public works and utilities; and Public Safety for police and fire—then…
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