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New Haven council approves $703.7 million operating budget after debate over $1.425 million for schools
Summary
The City Council approved a $703.7 million general fund operating budget for fiscal 2025–26. A proposed transfer of $1.425 million from the expenditure reserve to the Board of Education drew debate and failed on a roll call, after which the committee'approved amended budget items were adopted.
The New Haven City Council on a finance committee recommendation approved an amended $703,700,000 general fund operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, after committee changes and votes on several amendments.
The budget, introduced under Appropriating Ordinance No. 1, incorporates technical corrections to the mayor's original proposal and committee amendments that shifted a net $1,770,439 in surplus toward specific line items. Alder Marchand, chair of the Finance Committee, said the committee corrected errors that reduced expenditures by $3,195,439 and reduced revenues by $1,425,000, producing the surplus that the committee then allocated to departmental and program lines.
Why it matters: The operating budget funds city departments and services including pension payments, debt service, and day-to-day operations.…
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