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Goshen council advances library—s 2026 budget to second reading after hearing on debt-driven increase
Summary
The Goshen City Council advanced Ordinance 52-33 (the proposed 2026 Goshen Public Library budget) on first reading after library advisers said debt-service increases make the proposed appropriation exceed the statutory growth quotient and therefore require fiscal body review.
GOSHEN, Ind. — The Goshen City Council advanced the Goshen Public Library’s proposed 2026 budget (Ordinance 52-33) on first reading on Sept. 22 after municipal advisers explained state rules requiring fiscal-body review when a library’s advertised budget exceeds the statutory growth quotient.
Lisa Huntington, a municipal adviser with Baker Tilly, told the council that under Indiana Code public libraries with appointed boards may adopt budgets that do not exceed the annual growth quotient, but that the library’s proposed budget exceeded the 2026 growth quotient because of higher debt‑service…
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