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Huntington mayor presents flat $78 million FY2026 general‑fund budget, shifts discretionary money toward reserves
Summary
Mayor Farrell presented a $78,000,000 general‑fund budget that keeps top‑line spending flat while reallocating some discretionary contributions into contingencies and reserves, and preserving police and fire funding as priorities; councilors pressed on cuts to microgrants, library and shelter support.
Mayor Farrell presented the City of Huntington’s proposed FY2026 general‑fund budget on Saturday, telling councilors the $78,000,000 plan is essentially flat with last year and is organized around three stated priorities: public safety, infrastructure and economic development. "All of this money, these $78,000,000 we're gonna spend belong to the people of Huntington," Mayor Farrell said while outlining the mayor’s guiding principles of transparency and fiscal conservatism.
The budget document, the mayor said, will be published and available for two weeks of public inspection before a public hearing and any council work sessions required by charter. The administration’s financial goal is to build the…
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