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Manhattan adopts 2026 budget with 1.35-mill levy increase after heated public hearing
Summary
The Manhattan City Commission approved the 2026 budget and 2026–2030 CIP, adopting Ordinance No. 7,772 and levying a mill-levy increase of 1.35 mills (4.5%–6% effective residential impacts were discussed); the ordinance passed 4–1 after hours of public comment about affordability and displacement.
The Manhattan City Commission adopted the 2026 city budget and the 2026–2030 capital improvement program (Ordinance No. 7,772; Resolution No. 091625-C) following a public hearing in which dozens of residents urged fiscal restraint and warned of displacement.
City manager/staff presented a recommended budget built around a proposed 1.35-mill levy increase, which staff described as composed of 1.088 mills for the RCPD fund (to account for anticipated delinquencies), 0.216 mills to fund a 2.4% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for city employees, and 0.046 mills for the library. Staff projected property-tax…
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