Chamblee staff propose flat $35.9 million 2026 general fund, plan sanitation fee increase
At a public budget hearing, Budget Strategy Manager Daria Kriskus presented a proposed 2026 budget that keeps the general fund flat at $35.9 million, relies on GEO bond proceeds for parks and capital work, and includes a proposed $70-per-year residential sanitation fee increase (staff said it would confirm the final figure).
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Budget Strategy Manager Daria Kriskus told the Chamblee City Council during a public budget hearing that the proposed 2026 budget holds the general fund flat at $35,900,000 and is based on a projected millage rate of 6.25 mills. "The result of all of that work is a flat general fund budget at $35,900,000 which is 0% increase over last year," Kriskus said.
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