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City administrator outlines Mayor Scott’s FY26 budget: $85 million gap closed, targeted investments prioritized
Summary
City Administrator Faith P. Leach told the City Council’s Ways and Means Committee that the mayor's FY26 recommended budget closes an $85 million gap through revenue modernization and savings and preserves core services while investing in wages, shelters and solid-waste crews.
Faith P. Leach, city administrator, presented Mayor Brandon Scott's FY26 recommended budget to the Baltimore City Council's Ways and Means Committee, saying the proposal ‘‘successfully closed an $85,000,000 budget gap through citywide cost optimization and targeted revenue enhancements.’’
Leach told the committee the administration matched each dollar of proposed new revenue with two dollars of savings: the package features about $26,600,000 in new revenue measures, $43,700,000 in citywide savings and $14,700,000 in agency-level savings. "This budget does not increase taxes on our residents. This budget does not include broad based fee increases," Leach said during her presentation.
Why it matters: The budget frames the city's fiscal strategy…
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