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Mayor delivers budget proposal, council schedules special budget hearings
Summary
Mayor Tim Bridal presented the administration—9s proposed 2025-26 budget to Pontiac City Council and staff provided supporting numbers; council voted to schedule a series of special budget hearings starting April 22 to review the ordinance and line-item detail.
Mayor Tim Bridal presented the administration—9s budget proposal to city council on April 15, framing the plan as the city—9s first sustainable general-fund surplus projection in recent years and describing investments in infrastructure, parks and a new community center.
Why it matters: the administration said the general fund begins the year with an estimated fund balance of roughly $53.5 million and proposed a budget that, as presented, projects slightly more revenues than expenditures (administration-cited figures: expenditures $83,219,441; revenues $83,299,915; projected net +$80,474). The administration also outlined spending and financing plans for several multi-year projects, including a proposed $37 million community recreation center funded through a mix of committed general-fund dollars, ARPA,…
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