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Mayor presents FY‑26 budget; council sets tentative millage and hearing dates
Summary
Mayor Ken Welch presented a $967.3 million operating FY‑26 recommended budget and proposed holding the city millage at 6.4525 mills; council voted to set the tentative millage and scheduled public hearings for Sept. 11 and Sept. 25, with both resolutions passing unanimously.
Mayor Ken Welch presented the city’s FY‑26 recommended budget to the City Council, describing a spending plan that holds the operating millage rate flat at 6.4525 mills and proposes a $967.3 million operating budget and a $202.0 million capital improvement program component. “We have the opportunity and ability to allocate more than 1000000000 dollars of resources to impactful projects and programs in our community,” Welch said, framing the budget around five pillars: housing, environment and resiliency, equitable development, education and youth opportunities, and neighborhood health…
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