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City staff lays out 2026 budget process; council discusses levy, tax rate and fiscal-disparities risks
Summary
Staff presented the timeline and choices for the 2026 budget, emphasizing levy, tax-rate tradeoffs, the impact of new tax capacity and fiscal-disparities exposure; council members identified priorities including keeping the tax rate flat and planning for long-term transportation and parks projects.
City staff briefed Dayton City Council on May 27 on the 2026 budget timeline and key policy choices, and council members offered priorities to guide staff work for the coming year.
Staff described the budget calendar, saying the process begins with departmental requests in April/May, preliminary council discussions in June, a long-term plan and one-page project summaries in July, workshops in August and adoption of the preliminary levy in September followed by final adoption in December. Staff recommended fewer workshops and earlier clarity of council priorities to reduce "budget fatigue." Staff summarized fund…
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