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City of Muskogee presents balanced FY2026–27 budget, highlights water and capital projects
Summary
City staff presented a proposed FY2026–27 budget that prioritizes personnel costs and capital projects, and the council later adopted the budget; staff flagged a $1.02 million reduction from initial requests and highlighted a $109 million sewer-plant project and planned capital outlays.
City of Muskogee staff presented the proposed fiscal year 2026–27 budget at a public hearing, outlining revenue assumptions, spending priorities and capital projects before the council adopted the final budget later in the meeting.
Budget presenter Mr. Reid said the city’s budget book—published May 30 and posted online—covers 55 funds: 50 city funds, three MMA funds, one MRA and one parking-authority fund. He told the council that 56% of general-fund revenue is expected from taxes and franchise fees, 38% from utility revenues (water, sewer, solid waste) and the remaining 4% from fines, interest and permits. ‘‘Seventy-one percent of the general fund is personnel costs,’’ Reid said, noting that personnel and insurance increases drove much of the year-over-year growth.
Reid said the city started with about $47.9 million in general-fund requests and reduced that to $46.9 million to balance the budget—a $1.02 million reduction ‘‘without cutting essential services,’’ he said. He described a capital outlay list that included new vehicles for inspections and code enforcement, playground equipment and other items totaling roughly $1.5 million in new capital requests included in the budget book.
On enterprise projects, Reid highlighted water and sewer capital needs: $3.7 million in MMA capital projects (including $1.9 million to cover debt service on water-plant improvements) and an ongoing $109 million sewer-plant project in progress. He also noted revenue upticks for tourism (hotel-motel collections up 31%), and that the new CIP adopted by voters included several projects already funded and underway.
After the public hearing closed with no public speakers, the council approved balanced budget resolutions for the city and its related authorities by roll call later in the meeting. Resolution 3096 (city budget) and companion authority budgets were adopted on formal roll-call votes.
What’s next: The budget materials remain posted for review and council retained amendment authority under the approved resolutions.
