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Council president: $1.7 billion budget will prioritize public safety and housing
Summary
At the Sept. 20 Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations meeting, Indianapolis City-County Council President Bob Bosley described the current 2026 budget proposal as the largest to date at about $1.7 billion and said its primary focuses are public safety and housing while acknowledging pressures from state-level changes to revenue.
Indianapolis City-County Council President Bob Bosley told the Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations on Sept. 20 that the council is in the midst of budget season and is working to finalize a roughly $1.7 billion budget that prioritizes public safety and housing.
"We are in the middle of our budget season. This year, we are at... it's our largest budget, to date, 1.7 billion dollars," Bosley said at the meeting hosted by the Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations (MECANA) at North United Methodist Church.
Bosley said most agencies were asked to hold to flat or modest increases while police, fire and the sheriff's office were treated differently because of public-safety priorities. He described a…
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