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Green City Council adopts 2026 capital and operating budgets, approves range of contracts and grants
Summary
The City of Green on Dec. 9, 2025 adopted a $24.18 million capital budget and a $47.94 million operating budget for 2026, approved multiple appropriations and contracts and cleared a package of transportation grant applications and local projects.
The Green City Council on Tuesday approved the city's 2026 capital and operating budgets and cleared a slate of contract awards and grant applications, finishing its final regular meeting of the year with a series of unanimous and near-unanimous votes.
Council adopted Resolution 2025-R48A, the 2026 capital appropriations, after a brief statement of opposition. The capital budget was presented at $24,177,440, an increase Neugebauer's finance committee said was largely driven by anticipated work on the Arlington Road corridor. Council member Babbitt announced she would vote against the capital package, saying the city had prioritized large, legacy parks projects over smaller neighborhood needs such as playground equipment and restroom access at Creekbound Park; the resolution passed 6'to—.
The council then adopted Resolution 2025-R49, the 2026 operating appropriations for the general fund and other funds, set at $47,940,001 (a reported 6.24% increase over the 2025 operating budget). Neugebauer said committee review had been thorough; council approved R49 by a recorded 7'to vote.
Council also adopted Resolution 2025-R50, a technical intra-year modification that the finance committee described as returning $1,482,881.99 in unneeded funds from departments and authorizing $531,993.54 in additional expenditures, producing a net giveback of $950,888.45.
Other approvals included: - Resolution 2025-R55, a financing agreement with Consumers Bank to acquire three Kenworth vehicles at a total purchase price of $264,155, financed at 4.17% with five-year annual payments; council adopted the resolution. - Resolution 2025-R51 and R52AA, contracts for municipal engineering and a pool of planning/architecture/historic-preservation firms, both recommended by committee and adopted. - Resolution 2025-R61, a $24,900 contract with Environmental Design Group to develop ADA-compliant site improvement plans for Kleckner Park; council adopted the measure and heard the project is expected to begin in spring 2026.
The council's clerk conducted recorded roll-call votes for each measure. Several motions were passed on emergency declarations or by bypassing normal three-reading rules where the administration requested expedited action.
The meeting adjourned after a short mayor's report and farewell remarks from outgoing council members; the council confirmed there would be no meeting Dec. 23 and said it will hold its organizational meeting on Jan. 5, 2026 to swear in newly elected members and select new leadership.
