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Pittsburg presents 5-year financial forecast; submits balanced 2026 budget with no mill-rate increase
Summary
City Manager Darren Hall presented a five-year forecast and submitted the 2026 budget July 22. Staff recommends 3% cost-of-living raises for employees, 3% utility fee increases, and no change to the city mill rate; a previously proposed one-time 15% sewer rate increase was set aside after review of debt schedules and reserves.
City Manager Darren Hall and finance staff presented the Pittsburg City Commission with a five-year financial forecast and the city manager’s submitted 2026 budget at the July 22 meeting.
The submitted budget was presented as structurally balanced and totals roughly $74 million, according to the staff presentation. Hall said the forecast incorporates the county’s June assessed valuation numbers and updates presented in May. Staff recommended a 3% cost-of-living increase for city employees in 2026 and a 3% utility rate increase across utilities; after reviewing debt schedules, staff withdrew an earlier recommendation for a one-time 15% sewer rate increase and decided to proceed with the smaller annual increases instead.
Key fiscal points described by staff: - Assessed valuation: county figures show…
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