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Trenton City Council approves FY2025–26 budget, sets property tax rate at $1.28 per $100
Summary
On June 24, 2025 the Trenton City Council passed Ordinance #356 on second reading to adopt the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, establishing a property tax rate of $1.28 per $100 of assessed value and scheduling the budget to take effect July 1, 2025.
The Trenton City Council on June 24 approved Ordinance #356 on second reading, adopting the city’s annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, and setting the property tax rate at $1.28 per $100 of assessed value. Alderman Graves made the motion to pass second reading; Alderman Wade seconded. Roll-call votes were recorded as Graves yes, Wade yes, Alderwoman Jones yes and Elam yes, and the motion carried.
The ordinance (No. 356) formally adopts the city’s spending plan for FY2025–26 and the council recorded the vote during the June 24 meeting at Trenton City Hall. The budget’s specific line-item allocations or total dollar amount were not specified in the meeting transcript provided. The ordinance record indicates the budget takes effect on July 1, 2025, and will remain in force through June 30, 2026.
The council treated the measure as the second reading of the ordinance; no amendments or objections were recorded in the excerpt. The motion to adopt was moved by Alderman Graves and seconded by Alderman Wade. The council’s unanimous roll-call indicates the measure met the council’s required threshold at the June 24 session.
Next steps: the ordinance is recorded as passed on second reading and will be effective July 1, 2025. Any further procedural requirements (publication, filing with the county, or other administrative steps) were not described in the meeting text.
