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Utica City Council adopts FY2027 budget and sets 2026 millage rates
Summary
The Utica City Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2027 budget, the annual appropriation ordinance and the city’s 2026 millage rates after a public hearing on June 9. Treasurer Philip Paternoster presented the proposed rates and budget details; council approved related FY2026 budget amendments as well.
The Utica City Council voted unanimously June 9 to adopt the city’s fiscal year 2027 budget, an annual appropriation ordinance and the proposed millage rates for tax year 2026 following a public hearing presented by Treasurer Philip Paternoster.
Paternoster outlined the proposed millage and budget impacts during the hearing. The council adopted the millage rates as presented, including a general operating rate of 16.3105 and a public safety rate of 1.6306, by roll call after a motion by Councilmember Dionne and second by Councilmember Terenzi. The vote on the millage and subsequent adoption of the FY2027 budget and the 2027 Annual Appropriation Ordinance were unanimous.
Council also approved a set of fiscal year 2026 budget amendments affecting the General Fund and the Retiree Healthcare Fund, including increases to building maintenance utilities and routine maintenance lines. Those amendments were passed by roll call vote.
The council opened the public hearing on the proposed budgets and millage rates at 7:11 p.m., received Paternoster’s presentation on Truth in Taxation implications for 2026 property tax levies, and closed the hearing at 7:26 p.m. There were no public speakers during the hearing portion.
The council’s actions set tax and spending levels for the coming fiscal year; the treasurer also announced that summer tax bills will be released July 1, 2026.
