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Batavia adopts $41.99 million 2026–27 budget, sets $7.45 million tax levy; non‑union staff to receive 7% increase
Summary
The Batavia City Council adopted the 2026–27 all‑funds budget totaling $41,992,742 and set a $7,450,000 property tax levy; the package, approved 7–2, includes a 7% scheduled salary increase for non‑union employees effective April 1, 2026.
The Batavia City Council voted March 9 to adopt the city’s 2026–27 budget ordinance, fixing an all‑funds total of $41,992,742 and a property tax levy of $7,450,000.
The ordinance, moved by Councilmember McGinnis and seconded by Councilmember Briggs, passed on a 7–2 roll call vote; Councilmembers Lord and DiSalvo recorded the two no votes. The budget sets total General Fund appropriations at $24,569,872 and includes line items for police ($5,697,544) and fire ($5,347,772). The ordinance becomes effective April 1, 2026.
Among the Council’s stated provisions, the approved budget grants non‑union City employees a scheduled 7.0% salary increase effective April 1, 2026; seasonal and part‑time employees will receive adjustments related to recent minimum wage increases. The minutes record that the City Manager prepared and submitted the proposed budget on Jan. 12 and that a public hearing was held Feb. 23, 2026.
The meeting packet and the adopted ordinance allocate funds across multiple enterprise and internal funds, including a water fund budget of $7,553,490 and wastewater totals of $4,730,917. The Council also approved smaller FY25/26 budget adjustments elsewhere on the agenda, such as a transfer of $3,662.49 from the Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve to cover accrued payouts for departing employees.
Council action finalizes the levy and authorizes the Clerk‑Treasurer to spread and collect the tax as provided in the ordinance. Implementation steps cited in the minutes include the incorporation of the budget summaries on file in the Clerk‑Treasurer’s Office.
The Council did not identify additional votes or contingencies in the minutes; budget detail pages and department totals were filed as part of the ordinance record.
