Plain City Administrator previews 2026 budget, flags insurance and staffing costs

Village Administrator Hailey Lupton presented a third-quarter report and a preview of the proposed 2026 budget at the Plain City Council meeting on Oct. 13, 2025.

Lupton said the village has collected income-tax revenues at about 100% of the estimate and that receipts are running roughly 4% higher than expected — about $129,000 more than budgeted so far — while personnel expenses are at about 67% spent with 78% of the year elapsed. "We are in the process of finalizing the budget, the budget documents," Lupton said during her presentation.

The presentation laid out the administration's assumptions and planned expenditures for next year. Highlights the administrator identified include: projected 10% growth in…