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City Council adopts Lafayette 2026 budget, pay plan and utility rate resolutions
Summary
The city adopted the 2026 appropriation ordinance, a 2026 pay plan, and multiple fee and utility-rate resolutions covering water, water reclamation, stormwater, refuse and golf course fees. Council approved a $145 million recommended budget and a pay-plan increase averaging roughly 3% for general employees.
The Lafayette City Council on Oct. 28 adopted the city's 2026 budget ordinance on second reading and approved related fee and utility-rate resolutions.
CFO presented the 2026 recommended budget totaling about $145 million, including roughly $53 million in the general fund and nearly $92 million in dedicated funds. Staff described revenue projections (a modest sales-tax increase and a 4% property-tax projection), reduced anticipated intergovernmental grant revenue versus 2025, and continued capital program funding. Council adopted Ordinance No. 21, Series 2025, appropriating funds for 2026.
Council also adopted the 2026 pay plan, which combines market-range adjustments and merit increases; general employees averaged a 3% salary increase, police 4% per their collective bargaining agreement and fire 3% per theirs. All pay ranges exceed the state's minimum wage.
On fees, council approved separate resolutions to update Indian Peaks Golf Course fees (Resolution 2025-64), residential refuse/recycling/organics rates and an administrative fee for Republic Services (Resolution 2025-65), the stormwater utility rate schedule (Resolution 2025-66), water utility rates (Resolution 2025-67), and water reclamation utility rates (Resolution 2025-68). Staff presented estimated average monthly bill impacts for a single-family residential water customer (approximately $7.14 increase for water and $3.89 for reclamation) and smaller increases for stormwater and refuse administrative fees.
All of these motions were adopted unanimously.
