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Budget office previews biennial plan; public safety, earnings tax and railway revenue drive spending
Summary
Budget staff outlined the city's biennial planning timeline, current fiscal-year 2025 budget totals, heavy public-safety spending and use restrictions on $29.2 million in Cincinnati Southern Railway revenue; the leverage-support grant window is open through March 23.
Dr. Dudas, a budget official, told the Budget and Finance Committee that the city is preparing a biennial budget for fiscal years 2026'27 and summarized key figures from the current fiscal year 2025 budget, including an approved general fund of $527 million and an all-funds operating budget of $1.3 billion.
The overview matters because public safety consumes the largest share of the general fund and the city has received a one-time boost of Cincinnati Southern Railway revenue that is limited to infrastructure projects. "Our goal, is to pass a structurally balanced budget," Dr. Dudas said, describing the administration's aim for revenues to meet or exceed expenditures when the biennial plan begins.
Dr. Dudas said general fund revenue for fiscal 2025 came in at $570 million and that the earnings tax is the single largest revenue source, followed by property tax. He said public safety'police, fire and the emergency communication center'accounts for just over 64% of general…
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