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Council advances 2026 budget, reads tax ordinances on first reading
Summary
On first reading the council read and moved to advance the 2026 appropriations ordinance setting a $62.2 million general fund and read a set of tax ordinances (business privilege, earned income, local services, and real-estate millage) to maintain current tax levels; staff said line-item detail will be available at the public hearing.
Council members conducted the first reading of Bill 7, the 2026 appropriations ordinance, and moved the item for second reading. The clerk read the ordinance in full and recited major line items: a $62,199,011 general-fund budget before unpaid pensions; prior-year unpaid pensions were estimated at $43,000,000, producing a total general-fund expense of $105,199,011 when pensions are included.
The reading listed key revenue and appropriation figures: real estate…
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