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Newport News council adopts FY2026 operating budget and related tax and fee ordinances
Summary
The Newport News City Council approved the fiscal year 2026 operating budget and a package of code amendments affecting real estate, personal property, water and sewer rates, and the city employee pay plan on a series of unanimous votes.
Newport News City Council on May 13 approved the city's fiscal year 2026 operating budget and a set of ordinances amending the city code on taxation, water and sewer fees, and employee pay on a series of recorded votes that passed unanimously.
The council voted 7-0 to adopt the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and to approve ordinances reordaining chapters of the Code of the City of Newport News addressing real estate taxes, tangible personal property taxes and levies, water rates and fees, and sewer charges. Council also approved a classification and pay plan for…
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