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Greenbelt council adopts FY 2026 budget after last-minute grant and contribution votes
Summary
The Greenbelt City Council adopted a $40 million fiscal 2026 budget after votes on a series of last-minute changes to grants, advisory-board funding and line-item shifts; one council member voted no on adoption. Council also approved several funding adjustments for community organizations as part of the budget process.
Greenbelt — The City Council adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget on a 6–1 roll-call vote, approving a $40,000,001 (approx.) spending plan that councilmembers described as the result of a prolonged budget process and targeted last-minute adjustments to grants and professional services.
Councilmember and staff discussions before the final vote produced several specific changes: an additional $10,000 in professional services (funded by a $6,800 reduction in general legal services and removal of a $3,200 public officers association line), an approximately $15,900 reduction in a CARES salary line, and multiple revisions within the grants, advisory boards and contributions section that collectively decreased and reallocated portions of that line. The council approved the ordinance on second reading with Councilmember Roberts casting the lone no vote.
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