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Dayton Commission hears first revised 2026 appropriation, including large airport and HUD grants
Summary
City budget staff presented a $1.59 billion first revised appropriation for 2026 — a proposed $83.1 million increase driven by grant awards and capital investments, including an All Ohio Future airport award and HUD Continuum of Care funding — and commissioners asked follow-up questions about specific fund uses.
City budget staff presented the first reading of Dayton's 2026 first revised appropriation, a package Patel Jones said totals approximately $1,590,000,000, an $83,100,000 increase from the original 2026 appropriation (SEG 067–070).
Abby Patel Jones, Director of Management and Budget, said most adjustments reflect grant funding and capital investments. Key general-fund and related adjustments she cited included a $5,000 grant for the fire department (100 Club award) for training supplies; a $47,500 payment to cover a delayed parking lease at 417 Webster Street near Day Air Ballpark; $92,000 to RTA to establish a temporary police central business district substation; a $360,000 projected holding cost for the city assuming responsibility for the 10 West 2nd Street (KeyBank Tower) building; and a $30,000 increase for the commission office for professional services related to an audit of Flock camera data logs (SEG 076–107).
Other funds included a special-revenue increase of about $806,100 to cover items such as $200,000 in street-maintenance overtime for snow response and $542,300 in Continuum of Care funding that aligns with a final HUD allocation (SEG 148–166). Patel Jones also described an additional aviation non-operating increase tied to an All Ohio Future Grant/Loan for the Dayton International Airport — she said the aviation non-operating increase is the majority of the appropriation change and related to a large airport infrastructure award previously accepted by the commission (SEG 187–196).
Commissioners pressed for detail on fund structure and specific line items during Q&A. Commissioner Fairchild questioned whether the golf fund is an enterprise fund and expressed concern that simulator expenditures and other golf‑related investments not diminish youth-program transfers; staff explained the golf fund is self-sustaining with an annual transfer of $50,000 to the general fund for youth programming and agreed to follow up on policy/ordinance provenance (SEG 227–246; SEG 241–246). On the KeyBank Tower holding cost, Patel Jones said the $360,000 projection is based on historical costs incurred by the prior lessee and includes property taxes, utilities, waste collection and security (SEG 397–406).
Patel Jones said the appropriation will reflect additional enterprise‑fund needs (sewer equipment replacement, internal service funds for physical and behavioral health services at an off‑site clinic) and that further clarifications would be provided in follow-up materials (SEG 197–211). The appropriation was presented as the first reading; commissioners did not finalize adoption at the meeting.
