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New Lebanon council adopts 2026 budget, updates sewer rates and authorizes liens; hires temporary financial services
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the New Lebanon Village Council adopted the 2026 budget, updated sanitary sewer rates, authorized county liens on delinquent utility and curb/gutter accounts, and approved a temporary financial-services contract; most measures passed with 6–1 votes on several items.
The New Lebanon Village Council on Dec. 16 adopted Ordinance 2025-15, the village’s annual budget and appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 2026, and approved Ordinance 2025-16 updating sanitary sewer rates.
Council also authorized two sets of county liens: Resolution 2025-42 to place liens totaling $96,253 (not including a 5% auditor fee) on two parcels for delinquent water, sewer or trash; and Resolution 2025-43 to place liens totaling $14,620 plus a 5% fee for curb-and-gutter repair costs tied to the 2023 Homeway and Weight Avenue project under chapter 97 of the New Lebanon Code.
Acting village staff explained the liens are an annual administrative step when property owners have outstanding bills. “This is something that we do annually for any delinquent accounts,” the acting village manager said while outlining the amounts and that the auditor’s fee is added.
The council also approved Resolution 2025-41 authorizing the acting village manager to execute a contract with Public Financial Solutions LLC to provide temporary financial services equivalent to a CFO. That resolution, like the budget and sewer-rate ordinances, passed with a 6–1 vote; Council member Joy recorded the dissenting vote on multiple items.
Several items required only first readings: Ordinance 2025-18 (2026 pay scale for non-bargaining employees) and Ordinance 2025-19 (compensation for the interim village manager) were given first readings and are scheduled for second readings and public hearings on Jan. 6, 2026.
The motions and votes were recorded in the meeting minutes: the budget and sewer-rate ordinances were adopted after their third readings and public hearings with no citizen testimony; Resolution 2025-43 passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned after routine council comments and scheduling the next regular meeting for Jan. 6, 2026.
What happens next: Ordinances 2025-18 and 2025-19 return for second readings and public hearings in early January; liens approved by council are submitted to the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office for placement.
