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Mount Vernon finance director outlines $93.1 million in 2026 revenue and describes levy lid lift that would add about $4.5 million
Summary
At a Nov. 12 public hearing, Finance Director Doug Boleski presented a $93,131,965 estimated total city revenue for 2026, described a levy lid lift that would raise roughly $4.5 million and move the levy rate to about 2.2537, and answered council questions about allocations and timing.
Doug Boleski, Mount Vernon’s finance director, told the City Council on Nov. 12 that the city’s estimated total revenue for 2026 across all funds is $93,131,965.
Boleski said taxes make up the largest portion of that total, with estimated tax revenue of $39,715,007, and that charges for services account for roughly 34% of city revenues. He described the proposed 2026 package as including a levy lid lift that would increase the city’s levy collections by about $4,500,000 and move the levy rate to roughly 2.2537, yielding an estimated levy amount just over $14 million.
Why it matters: Boleski said the revenue…
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