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St. Joseph council adopts 2026 budget after public hearing
Summary
The St. Joseph City Council voted Dec. 1 to adopt the 2026 budget after a staff presentation on priorities, capital projects and operating cost pressures; no members of the public spoke during the hearing.
The St. Joseph City Council voted Dec. 1 to adopt the city's 2026 budget following a staff-led truth-in-taxation presentation.
Lori, who presented the budget, walked through the truth-in-taxation process and highlighted the city's priorities for the coming year, including industrial park expansion, capital projects and street maintenance. She told the council staff are still negotiating contracts and that insurance and operations costs are rising, and she reviewed enterprise fund projections and sales-tax assumptions used in the plan.
Councilwoman Kelly, who was not present, had relayed that she was comfortable with the materials presented and supported holding the vote that evening. A council member moved to adopt the budget, a second was received and the motion carried.
The council opened the public hearing under the truth-in-taxation item but recorded no public speakers. After the vote, councilors and staff discussed next steps for implementing capital projects and noted that some project details may be refined in future reports to the council.
The meeting record shows the council formally adopted the budget without an explicit roll-call tally in the transcript.
