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Muncie Police Department briefs committee on LIT funding, staffing and rising overtime costs
Summary
The police chief told the finance committee the department is budgeted for 106 officers (target 108), is drawing on public safety LIT funds for vehicle and fuel costs, and expects upward pressure on overtime and equipment contracts such as Axon.
The Muncie Police Department presented its 2026 proposed budget to the finance committee and discussed public safety Local Income Tax (LIT) funding, staffing, equipment contracts and overtime pressures.
The police chief told the committee the department’s LIT allocation estimate for 2026 is approximately $2.156 million (department share cited in committee materials) and that gas, oil, tires and some vehicle maintenance have been budgeted against the public safety LIT fund in recent years. "Unappropriated" LIT fund balances were described as…
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