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Spartanburg staff outline FY27 budget: modest growth, no tax increase and health-care cost absorption

Spartanburg City Council · May 11, 2026
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City staff told the council the FY27 draft budget projects modest revenue growth, proposes no change to property tax or household fees, includes a cost-of-living adjustment and plans to absorb an approximate 11% health-insurance premium increase while making limited equipment and downtown-policing investments.

City staff presented a high-level overview of the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget, telling the Spartanburg City Council the draft is balanced and reflects modest revenue growth without recommending a property-tax or household-fee increase.

"We believe we'll be able to responsibly budget $59,000,100 of general fund revenue," a staff presenter said, and described steady, not dramatic, revenue growth driven largely by business…

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