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City presents a conservative, balanced 2026 general fund budget and creates a parks capital fund

Delaware City Council · November 10, 2025
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Finance staff presented a balanced 2026 budget that is modestly larger than the 2025 budget but nearly flat vs. projected 2025 actuals; key changes include conservative revenue assumptions, outstanding union negotiations, and creation of a Parks Capital Fund seeded with $1 million from retired levy proceeds.

City finance staff presented the proposed appropriations ordinance for 2026 and described the general fund as balanced, with total revenues exceeding expenditures under a conservative planning approach. The proposed budget is up 8.4% from the 2025 budget but only 0.3% from projected 2025 actuals as staff accounted for one-time adjustments (including…

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