Munhall Borough Council voted Dec. 16 to adopt its 2026 operating budget and to set the borough's real-estate tax for general purposes at 13.92 mills plus an additional 0.33 mills for the Carnegie Library of Homestead, totaling 14.25 mills, the same levy as the prior year.

The budget motion was made by the council member identified in the agenda packet as "Mister Hawkins" and seconded by "Mister Bodudian." The roll-call vote carried 4–3. According to the roll call recorded in the meeting: Mister Eads, Miss Fry and Mister Brennan voted no; Miss Junkins, Mister Firestone, Mister Bodudian and Mister Shields voted yes.

A council member clarified during debate that the library levy is 0.33 mills ("0.33. Not 3.3 mils."), a point the council emphasized when members questioned the agenda language.

The agenda text transcribed at the meeting contains an unclear numeric line for the operating budget (the transcription reads "11,000,000 to $699,900"). That amount could not be verified from the meeting audio; the official adopted budget amount is not clearly stated in the transcript and should be confirmed from the borough's final budget document.

The council did not change the overall levy from the prior year. No immediate changes to taxpayer bills were announced at the meeting; council members said the levy was consistent with the prior year and that the Carnegie Library levy remains unchanged.

The council adjourned after completing the scheduled motions. The borough manager or finance office will publish the final adopted budget and any additional financial documents required by state law.