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Hometown council flags police budget shortfall, schedules final vote April 14
Summary
City officials reviewed the Police Department portion of the FY26 budget and were told current estimates fall short of the $1.5 million target, leaving a roughly $150,000 gap; council set April 14 to continue revenue and budget deliberations.
Mayor Finnegan opened the Committee of the Whole meeting and Treasurer Salvatore Roti led a review of the Police Department budget, saying the city’s budget target for the department is $1.5 million while identified costs currently total about $1.1 million, creating a funding gap the city must close.
Roti told the council FY26 is the city’s largest-ever budget year with both a loss in revenue and rising expenses; he said gaming license revenues have increased but will not fully close the gap and that gaming license fees are scheduled to increase on May 1. The council set April 14 as the next meeting to finalize and approve the budget.
