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Chester County Council approves first reading of FY2025–26 budget with no tax increase
Summary
At its May meeting the Chester County Council gave first reading to the fiscal year 2025–26 budget ordinance, a $59.3 million plan that includes pay increases for public safety staff, new full‑time firefighters and EMS positions, capital purchases and efficiency savings while keeping county millage unchanged.
Chester County Council on first reading approved the fiscal year 2025–26 budget ordinance (Ordinance 2025‑11), a $59,340,818 appropriation that county leaders said contains no county property tax increase.
The budget proposal, presented by County Administrator Brian Hester and Treasurer Tommy Darby, funds salary increases targeted at public safety workers, including a 7% raise for sheriff’s office staff, a 10% increase for detention officers and adjustments that would raise starting salaries for sheriff deputies to $56,325, detention officers to $52,734 and 911 operators to $51,880 (effective January 2026). The general fund portion of the appropriation is $36,767,609.
County leaders said the budget also creates or funds full‑time firefighting and EMS positions across the county:…
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