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Norman holds first public hearing on FY2027 budget as residents press questions about police spending
Summary
Finance Director Clint Mercer presented the city manager’s proposed FY2027 budget — roughly $302 million in projected revenues and expenses — and said rising health‑care costs are the single largest driver of increases. Residents at the hearing questioned revenue assumptions and the scale of police spending.
Clint Mercer, Norman’s finance director, opened the council’s first formal budget hearing on the city manager’s proposed fiscal‑year 2027 budget, telling the council: “It’s my pleasure to present to you the city manager's proposed budget for the fiscal year 2627.” The presentation laid out projected total revenues and expenses of about $302 million and described sales and use tax as the largest revenue source for the city.
Mercer said the general fund projection is roughly $113 million, with sales and use tax the dominant contributor and police, public works and fire together consuming roughly…
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