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Glendale council adopts 2026 budget and establishes street-levy fund
Summary
The Village of Glendale council approved the 2026 appropriations ordinance and created a special street-levy fund, citing roughly $3.86 million in levy appropriations and an anticipated general-fund deficit that administrators say is largely driven by timing of school resource officer expenses.
The Village of Glendale council adopted Ordinance 2025-54 on Dec. 1, approving the village's 2026 appropriations and wage adjustments and establishing budget lines tied to the newly approved road-and-bridge street levy.
Why it matters: Council and staff said the levy will fund near-term repaving projects; the village plans to put levy receipts into a special revenue fund so those dollars are separately tracked and used only for the intended road projects.
Council discussion and numbers: Councilmember Kreidler, chairing finance discussions, said the committee had initially projected about an $85,000 deficit for next year. Village Administrator David told the council the total anticipated general-fund deficit is $129,500, but he said much of that is timing related to the school resource officer (SRO) program. "If you adjust for those SRO expenses, which was about $62,800," David said, "we're at about $66,700 for anticipated for next year." Kreidler emphasized the committee's goal of balance: "The goal is always to get to balance," he said.
Appropriations and levy fund: Administrator David said appropriations for the street-levy fund are about $3,860,000 and that total appropriations across all funds increased 2.25% over the original 2025 budget. He said staff would meet with engineers to set a firm schedule for repaving Forest, Fountain and Ivy as the first projects on the levy timeline and that grant funding for repaving will flow through the special revenue fund.
Cost-control steps: Council and staff noted steps taken to reduce the deficit, including moving some expenses to other funds and reconsidering capital purchases and camera counts for the police department. Kreidler said the committee discussed reducing the number of "flock" cameras from four to two as a possible savings.
Reimbursements for SRO: David said the SRO MOU anticipates reimbursements from the partnering school entity and that the village expects approximately $130,000 in reimbursements tied to the SRO arrangement; the council discussed the effect of the cruiser purchase and how the reimbursement schedule (spread over multiple years) affects near-term cash flow.
Next steps: The ordinance was moved, three readings were dispensed with, and the council recorded roll-call 'Aye' votes; the ordinance passed. Staff said they will circulate the levy-driven repaving schedule and implement the budget items in the coming weeks.
