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Dayton City staff says full‑time police officer and capital needs push 2026 levy above council’s 8% target
Summary
At a Dayton City Council work session, staff presented a draft 2026 budget showing a 10.34% levy; council members asked staff to model scenarios to reach an ~8% target by removing a proposed full‑time officer, reallocating ladder‑truck seed money, or adjusting other items, and requested a line‑by‑line spreadsheet and short narrative.
Staff presented a draft 2026 budget at a Dayton City Council work session, saying the proposal currently produces a 10.34% levy increase and that converting a part‑time Dayton Police Department officer to full time is the main factor keeping the levy above the council’s roughly 8% target.
The staff member leading the presentation said the draft levy would translate to about $26 a year for a homeowner whose property value did not change and described a set of cuts that lowered the proposal from earlier, larger estimates. “Based on what comments came back from council about getting down to 8%, we are at 10.34%,” the staff member said, noting that nearly every discretionary increase had been removed.
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