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Jackson City Council adopts FY2026 budget after debate over fund balance and capital cuts
Summary
After debate about use of fund balance and which capital projects to fund, the Jackson City Council approved the city's fiscal year 2026 budget on second reading by a 5-3 vote. Council members debated cutting roughly $1.5 million to $2.3 million from capital projects and raised concerns about IT and public-safety needs before voting.
The Jackson City Council approved its fiscal year 2026 budget ordinance on second reading after a series of debates over the budget's impact on the city's fund balance and which capital projects to keep.
Council members split over whether to reduce planned capital spending to protect the fund balance, and whether specific items such as information-technology upgrades or public-safety purchases should remain funded. After discussion and failed amendments, the ordinance passed 5-3.
The budget document before the council included an amendment adopted at first reading that restored the mayor's original capital request. Council members and staff said the FY2026 numbers in the packet had not changed since that circulation; staff also said some FY2025 estimates had been revised.
Several council members said they worried the city's fund balance could fall rapidly if planned draws continued.…
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