Murfreesboro holds public hearing and approves FY2026 budget on first reading

The Murfreesboro City Council held a public hearing May 22 on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and tax rate ordinances and, after hearing no public comment, voted to approve the budget and tax-rate ordinances on first reading.

The budget presentation was made by a finance staff member who told the council the FY26 proposal was before them for consideration and that council would follow the usual process of a public hearing followed by first-reading consideration of the related ordinances, including an ordinance to change the tax due date.

The matter drew no members of the public to the podium, the public hearing was closed and council moved to first reading of ordinance 25-0-09. The roll-call vote was recorded as unanimous in favor on first reading.

Council members later praised staff work on the budget. The council did not take final action to adopt the budget or set any effective dates at the May 22 meeting; the vote on May 22 advanced the ordinances only to the next steps required by the city's ordinance process.