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Rossford staff presents proposed 2026 budget: $24.5 million in expenses, $6.8M for public safety
Summary
City staff presented a 2026 budget proposal at the Nov. 10 council meeting that forecasts roughly $24.5 million in expenses and about $20 million in revenues, with $6.8 million allocated to public safety and $5.2 million earmarked for infrastructure improvements.
City staff presented the proposed 2026 annual appropriation ordinance (Ordinance 2025-98) to Rossford City Council on Nov. 10, outlining high-level revenue and spending plans and asking that the measure be scheduled for three readings.
Chris (city staff) said the 2026 budget includes about $24.5 million in expenses against roughly $20 million in revenues. The proposal allocates approximately $6.8 million for public safety (about $3.4 million each for police and fire), roughly $1.4 million for public works maintenance, and about $5.2 million for infrastructure improvements. The infrastructure line item specifically includes funding for pedestrian hybrid beacons on Superior Street and resurfacing projects on Highland, Homestead, Birch, Cherry, Hidden Cove, and Harbor Point.
Chris also presented Ordinance 2025-99, the fund-transfer ordinance that accompanies the 2026 appropriation plan, and requested that both measures proceed through the normal three-reading process rather than be adopted on an emergency basis.
The council did not debate detailed line-item changes during the meeting; councilors did not record public objections during the agenda-item question period. City staff and council will return with subsequent readings as required by ordinance.
