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Livingston City Manager delivers FY2026 budget; commission sets public hearings for budget and utility rate increases
Summary
City Manager Grant Gager presented a $31.8 million recommended FY2026 budget that funds public works, added fire/EMS staffing, a public works operations manager, composting, capital projects and no solid‑waste rate increase; the commission set public hearings and approved notices for water and wastewater rate increases.
City Manager Grant Gager presented his recommended FY2026 budget to the Livingston City Commission on June 17, reporting a proposed total budget of $31,775,333 and a general fund operating plan that keeps operating revenues above operating expenses while using limited one‑time fund balance for capital projects.
The proposed budget includes the following principal items:
- Public safety: Conversion of four reserve firefighter/EMT positions to full‑time staff (one additional full‑time firefighter/EMT on each shift) to reduce overtime and reserve dependence for 24‑hour coverage; associated equipment purchases were included in the annuals fund.
- Public works and utilities: Creation of a Public Works operations manager position to coordinate multi‑disciplinary projects, continued unpaved road treatments, water and sewer capital projects (including Bennett Street loop and I&I…
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