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Council reviews highlights of final FY2026 budget, including additional school contribution

Hoover City Council (work session) · February 19, 2026
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Summary

Staff presented the FY2026 capital requests and noted an additional $450,000 contribution for the Hoover Board of Education, bringing a referenced line item to $1,100,000 and an estimated total school contribution in fiscal 2026 of about $6,100,000; staff said more detail will be discussed at the Monday meeting.

Dr. Lopez presented highlights of the proposed final FY2026 budget focused on capital requests and other key items. She told the council Exhibit A lists capital items; staff added an additional $450,000 for the Hoover Board of Education, saying "this will allow the the total front door fees to be 1,100,000.0 which is the estimate on the revenue side and then the grand total of contribution estimated for the school board in fiscal 26 to be about $6,100,000."

Dr. Lopez said lines 4 through 6 address police department items funded via special revenue funds, and that the package also includes a small ALDOT settlement and the ADECA grants previously discussed. When asked about ending fund balances, Dr. Lopez said the general fund ending balance would be about $74.5 million and capital projects would have approximately $1.5'$2.0 million unallocated.

The work session did not include a final council vote; staff said a more detailed presentation will occur at the Monday meeting.

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