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Center City Council approves final 2026 budget and levy; adopts wage increases
Summary
At its Dec. 2 meeting the Center City Council adopted Resolution 2025-12-02 approving the final 2026 budget and levy and approved a 2026 wage and insurance proposal; multiple administrative motions also passed unanimously.
The Center City Council on Dec. 2 approved the city's final budget and property tax levy for 2026 and adopted related personnel and administrative measures.
Councilmember Mark Wolcott summarized final budget numbers and moved to adopt Resolution 2025-12-02, the Final Budget and Levy for 2026; the motion, seconded by Councilmember Lloyd Vetter, passed unanimously, Ayes 5, Nays 0. The resolution establishes the levy and directs city staff to implement the budget under the adopted terms.
The council also approved a 2026 wage and insurance proposal put forward by the Budget Committee. Councilmember Wolcott said the proposal included a pay increase for Public Works Supervisor Gallagher after he obtained a required water license. Motion to adopt the wage and insurance proposal was seconded by Vetter and passed Ayes 5, Nays 0.
Administrative items approved without dissent included adjustments to the 2026 regular meeting calendar to account for February and November date conflicts and authorization for City Clerk Dana Miron to attend the MCFOA Annual Conference in March and the Clerk Institute in May. Motions on those items passed unanimously.
The council did not provide line-item budget figures during the meeting transcript; the record states only that Wolcott summarized the final numbers. The council will address remaining follow-up items, including a scheduled Jan. 6, 2026 continuation of certain agenda items.
