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Hialeah council approves amended budget amendment to fund targeted employee incentives and department needs
Summary
After hours of debate over optics and budget authority, the Hialeah City Council approved a fiscal‑year 2026 budget amendment amended to remove a blanket $1,000 payment for all employees and instead provide targeted incentives for lower‑paid staff while funding fire and police trust needs.
The Hialeah City Council voted to approve the first operating budget amendment for fiscal year 2026 after amending the measure to limit a holiday incentive to lower‑paid employees and keep other departmental appropriations in place.
Council members debated the item at length after the administration placed a $1,000 blanket incentive for city employees inside the budget amendment, an allocation council members said was announced to staff before the council reviewed it. Peter Dufaria, director of budget and finance, told the council the package included several carryovers and targeted appropriations, and that the $1.5 million incentive…
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