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Sunbury finance committee reviews 2026 budget, flags capital transfers and modest income-tax shortfall
Summary
The finance committee reviewed the consolidated 2026 budget ahead of a council vote, noting $8.5 million in anticipated general fund revenues, just-over $10 million in appropriations, a $1.3 million transfer to capital projects and an expected income-tax shortfall of about $165,000 relative to the income-tax target.
The Sunbury City Finance Committee on Dec. 17 reviewed the city's proposed 2026 budget and related financial reports ahead of the council's expected vote later that night. Finance Director Dana told committee members the general fund shows roughly $8.5 million in anticipated revenues and total available resources near $17.5 million, with appropriations for 2026 just over $10 million.
Dana said the proposed appropriations include a substantial transfer to capital projects (about $1.3 million) and that the transfer component represents roughly 22% of the city's income-tax budget. "We're budgeting just over $10,000,000 for appropriations," Dana said, adding that roughly 35% of that is earmarked for police operations, about 40% for administrative and planning functions, 11% for…
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