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Elyria finance director outlines conservative 2026 tax budget; committee authorizes submission to county
Summary
Finance Director Pawlowski presented the city's 2026 tax budget at a June 30 strategic planning meeting, warning of tight general fund carryover and strains on the employee health insurance fund. The committee approved a report to transmit the tax budget to the Lorain County Budget Commission; the full council will vote Monday.
Finance Director Pawlowski presented the proposed 2026 tax budget to the Elyria City Council's strategic planning committee at a June 30 meeting, saying the document contains conservative estimates of beginning cash, revenue and expenditures and must be submitted to the Lorain County Budget Commission to begin the 2026 appropriation process.
Pawlowski told the committee the budget is built on estimates, noting the general fund will get an extra payroll bump next year because 2026 is a 27-pay year. "So that automatically is going to bump up the general fund by 1 point 3,000,000," Pawlowski said, and later stated the city is starting…
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