Wyoming council adopts $34.8 million 2026 budget and several bond anticipation ordinances

Wyoming City Council voted to adopt a 2026 budget totaling $34,800,000 and approved a set of bond anticipation ordinances to fund capital projects, council announced during its regular meeting.

City Manager Rusty Herzog presented the 2026 Capital Improvement Program — a continuation of this year’s phase 1 work into a phase 2 list of road and water projects — and highlighted a $2.1 million SORTA grant for Mount Pleasant and an estimated $6 million of combined water and road work tied to the phase. "We received that 2,100,000 in a grant from SORTA," Herzog said, noting the grant reduces the city’s borrowing needs for that project.

Jeremiah, the staff budget presenter, told council the proposed budget consists of operating departments, capital and debt service and represents approximately a 10% increase from 2025 driven chiefly by capital spending. "The 2026 budget totals, 34,800,000.0," Jeremiah said, and he described income and property taxes as the city’s largest revenue sources.

On the consent of council, members approved the resolution adopting the 2026 CIP and then moved forward with ordinances authorizing the issuance of bond anticipation notes. Council passed the ordinance authorizing up to $1,500,000 in water-system improvement BANs, an $8,500,000 road-improvement BAN and a $10,000,000 various-purpose BAN declared an emergency to facilitate phase-2 projects and related needs. The ordinances were adopted following roll-call votes; the clerk recorded affimative responses and the mayor declared each motion carried.

Herzog also outlined specific capital program allocations included in the budget: a $200,000 sidewalk replacement program (partly funded by a community development block grant), a $900,000 recreation turf-field replacement and fan-experience enhancement funded from the general fund, $100,000 allocated for new income-tax software, $30,000 for pool repairs and $100,000 for an expandable camera system for public-safety and recreation facilities. A $52,000 Hamilton County façade grant will be matched by $52,000 in city funds to create a $104,000 program for local-business façade improvements; Herzog said the city will match those dollars.

Council also completed the third reading and adopted the 2026 fees-and-charges ordinance that will set updated rates for city services.

The budget now moves into implementation as departmental and capital spending schedules are finalized; council did not change tax rates as part of the adoption. The meeting record shows no public speakers during the CIP hearing and the council closed the hearing before voting.