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Newman City holds public hearing on proposed $73.2 million FY2026 budget; staff proposes millage rollback to zero
Summary
City staff presented a balanced FY2026 budget package that would keep the city’s general fund at $43.4 million, increase total citywide spending to roughly $73.2 million and propose rolling the millage rate back to zero by using revenue from a newly passed floating local option sales tax (FLOSS). Adoption is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2026.
Newman City officials opened a special-call council meeting Dec. 9 for a public hearing on the proposed FY2026 budget, during which staff outlined revenue gains tied to a newly passed floating local option sales tax and described staffing and capital investments the city plans for next year.
Nick Kelsey, a city staff member who led the presentation, said the city is proposing a general fund budget of $43,400,000 for FY2026 and described the plan as balanced without using reserves. "We are presenting to you a budget of $43,400,000. It is a balanced budget," he said, adding that the overall spending plan across all funds is about $73,200,000.
Kelsey told the council Newman City is fiscally strong with about nine months of reserves and no debt. He said the FY2026 general fund figure represents a 14.57% increase over the prior year and that the city’s budgets have grown roughly 55.3%…
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