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Westminster adopts FY27 budget, keeps property tax rate unchanged
Summary
The Westminster mayor and common council adopted Ordinance 26-03, approving the city’s fiscal year 2027 operating budget and capital plan and leaving the real property tax rate unchanged; staff reported $261,717 in net appropriation increases across several funds. The ordinance passed by voice vote on May 11, 2026.
The Westminster mayor and common council voted unanimously on May 11 to adopt Ordinance 26-03, approving the city’s fiscal year 2027 operating budget and capital improvement plan and keeping the city’s real property tax rate unchanged.
Mayor Mona Becker opened the public hearing and summarized several budget priorities, including funding for PuroWare Westminster — an indirect potable reuse facility — trail construction at Wakefield Valley Park, staff compensation adjustments (a raise and a post‑Thanksgiving bonus), completion of water inflow/infiltration work and smart meter replacements, and continued support for local organizations such as the Westminster Fire Department, the Westminster Municipal Band and the Civil War Heritage Area. "First of all, I'd like to thank the finance department and all the department heads for contributing to the budget," Becker said as she introduced the hearing and invited public comment; no members of the public spoke during the hearing.
Finance Director Teresa Rogers told the council that since the budget’s introduction on April 27 the staff made limited revisions that increased appropriations by $261,717 across funds: General Fund $156,697; Public Housing Fund $2,731; Capital Projects Fund $60,000; Water Fund $19,810; Sewer Fund $21,689; and Fiber Fund $790. "The staff are recommending that the mayor and common council adopt the fiscal year '27 proposed operating budget and capital improvement plan as revised by the mayor and common council during the budget work sessions," Rogers said.
Council member Greg Pecoraro, chair of the finance committee, moved adoption of the ordinance; the motion was seconded and the council approved the budget by voice vote. Council members and the mayor praised staff and past council work for maintaining steady rates. Mayor Becker noted the real property tax rate remained unchanged for the fourteenth consecutive year, and said personnel and capital needs were balanced within the proposed spending plan.
What happens next: With adoption of Ordinance 26-03, the FY27 budget and tax rates take effect for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted in the ordinance. The council did not record a roll‑call tally in the public record; the decision was announced by voice vote at the meeting.
