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Gary council refers several 2026 budget and appropriation ordinances to finance committee
Summary
The Gary Common Council voted to refer a series of 2026 salary, operating and tax-based fund appropriation ordinances (CPO 2025-48 through 52 and CPO 2025-53 through 56) to the finance committee for hearings; hearings and final hearings were scheduled.
During its Sept. 16, 2025 meeting the Gary Common Council moved several budget- and appropriation-related ordinances to the finance committee for further review and scheduled hearings.
Earlier in the meeting the council voted 7-0 to refer CPO 2025-48, 2025-49, 2025-50, 2025-51 and 2025-52 back to the finance committee; a finance-committee meeting was scheduled for Sept. 17 at Roosevelt Pavilion, 6 p.m. Later the council recorded a 7-0 vote assigning CPO 2025-53, 2025-54, 2025-55 and 2025-56 to the finance committee with a committee hearing scheduled for Oct. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Roosevelt Pavilion and a final hearing scheduled for Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at the Gary Public Library.
The ordinances referenced a range of city budget matters, including new funds and appropriations, police…
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