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Lebanon City Council moves 2026 appropriation ordinance forward in 5-0 roll call
Summary
At a Nov. 13 special meeting, Lebanon City Council moved Bill No. 21, the fiscal year 2026 appropriations ordinance, on introduction in a 5-0 vote after the mayor summarized budget totals, including $15.2 million in revenues and $18.1 million in expenditures.
Lebanon City Council on Nov. 13 moved Bill No. 21, the citys ordinance making appropriations for fiscal year 2026, on introduction following a presentation by the mayor and a 5-0 roll-call vote.
In a budget overview, the mayor said, "Total revenues will increase by $889,022 to $15,200,000." He briefed council on major line items: total real property tax revenue remains at $3.9 million; enabling tax revenue is projected to rise about $952,000 to roughly $8.1 million; total expenditures are proposed to increase by $1.0 million to $18.1 million. The mayor said the city will "utilize the excess carryover to balance the budget."
The mayor outlined personnel and benefits changes that factor into the spending plan. Administration expenditures would rise by $296,222 to $4.75 million; police department appropriations would increase by $503,077 to $6.1 million; public safety spending would rise by $252,975 to $4.5 million. He said the city proposes increasing the medical accrual for each employee and retiree from $19,400 to $21,000 and noted the city has 98 full‑time employees. The mayor also said the consumer price index figure of 3.1% is the basis for mayor and council salary adjustments and recommended a 4% raise for ASMEA non‑bargaining employees.
Chairman Martin thanked the mayor and staff for preparing the plan, saying, "Balancing a budget is hard." After brief opportunity for questions from council and the public, the council proceeded to a roll-call vote. Sheryl called the roll; Missus Hados, Mister McGuire, Mister Morales, Mister Potash and Chairman Martin recorded affirmative votes. The motion to move Bill No. 21 on introduction carried "5 in favor, none against."
The council did not adopt final appropriations at the meeting; the motion was to move the bill on introduction. The transcript does not specify the next formal step in the ordinance process or final adoption timeline. After the meeting, the mayor offered an off‑the‑record example that a hypothetical 1-mill tax increase would raise the average property owners bill by about $105 (the mayor said current average was $479).
The special meeting concluded with an adjournment vote; the record shows no further actions or amendments to the bill during this session.
