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Spring Hill council approves $37.2 million 2026 budget after debate over reserve use and levy
Summary
After a three‑hour budget discussion, the Spring Hill City Council approved the 2026 operating budget with expenditure authority of $37,206,490. Council members debated use of a roughly $824,000 medical reserve to lower the mill levy and whether to fund two police positions; the motion passed 3–2.
The Spring Hill City Council approved the 2026 operating budget on Sept. 11, setting expenditure authority at $37,206,490 after a lengthy discussion about mill‑levy reductions and use of city reserves.
Finance director Rhonda Dunn briefed the council on revenue assumptions, saying sales and service fees are the largest revenue drivers and that property tax revenue in the proposed budget reflects a 7.7% increase in assessed valuation. She described personnel costs driving expense growth, including a proposed 4.4% merit/COLA pool, two additional police officers (fully loaded cost roughly $128,500 each), and a proposed building official…
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