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Town board adopts 2026 town and fire district budgets at state tax‑levy cap
Summary
The Town Board voted to adopt the Town of Mamaroneck’s 2026 town and fire district budgets, holding a tax‑levy increase at the state cap of 2.83%. Staff described $1.2 million in fund‑balance appropriations (largely for capital) and an estimated $308 average annual tax increase for the typical home compared with 2025.
The Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck adopted the 2026 town budget and the 2026 Town of Mamaroneck Fire District budget in separate roll‑call votes on Dec. 17, 2025, after a presentation by finance staff and a period of board questions.
Staff told the board that the updated revenue and expense package includes a $3,300 increase in property‑tax revenue, $70,000 in additional recreation revenue, $25,000 reimbursement from the Garbage Commission for administrative services, an additional $20,000 in ambulance revenue and a number of other adjustments. The presenters said approximately $1.2 million of appropriated fund balance would be used in 2026, with roughly $800,000 of that applied to capital projects.
“There is a property‑tax revenue increase of $3,300 … and about almost $800,000 of that $1.2 [million] is related to our capital projects,” the finance staff member said during the presentation. The staff also described several expense updates, including $18,666 more for the library, $208,200 for a bargaining‑unit contract settlement and $10,000 for a planning and zoning legal retainer.
Presenters described a strategy of deferring roughly $2 million of capital projects in 2025 that allowed the town to keep the tax levy at a lower level this year and planning to phase certain large projects over two years to improve cost estimates. Staff estimated the town’s tax‑levy increase at the state cap of 2.83% and said that, for an average home assessed at roughly $1,708,000, the net change from the 2025 budget would be about $308 annually.
Board members praised staff and the newly formed citizen budget committee for providing ideas and oversight during the process. After discussion and clarification on items such as garbage‑district allocations and NYSHIP (health‑insurance) adjustments, a board member moved to adopt the town budget; the motion carried on a roll call with members recorded as voting in the affirmative. The board then voted separately to adopt the Fire District budget, which also passed.
The board indicated it would continue to solicit input from the citizen budget committee as the town moves into next year’s budget cycle. The board set the next organizational meeting for Jan. 14, 2026, when it will adopt the annual calendar and take routine organizational actions.
Outcome and next steps: Both budgets were approved by roll call; staff will proceed with implementation and capital planning as described in the presentation.
