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Chamblee staff proposes flat $35.9M general fund, recommends $70 sanitation fee increase to shore up deficit
Summary
City budget staff presented a proposed 2026 budget that keeps the general fund flat at $35.9 million and maintains the millage at 6.25, while proposing a $70-per-year sanitation fee increase for three years and outlining capital projects funded by a $30 million bond.
City staff on Tuesday presented a proposed 2026 budget that would keep Chamblee’s general fund flat at $35,900,000 and maintain the city’s projected millage rate at 6.25, while seeking a $70-per-year increase in residential sanitation fees beginning in 2026 for three years to reduce the sanitation fund’s deficit, the city’s budget and strategy manager said at a public hearing.
“Our approach to this budget was focusing on sustaining the city’s growth over the last 5 years,” said Daria Kryskis, the city’s budget and strategy manager. “The result of that is a flat general fund budget at $35,900,000.” Kryskis told councilors the draft budget would be formally adopted in June 2026 if approved.
Why it matters: the proposal aims to preserve city services while absorbing higher benefit and facility costs and funding several large capital projects. Kryskis said the budget reflects a mix of…
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