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Greenville staff recaps FY2026–27 requests, sets schedule for Aug. 11 proposal and Sept. 8 hearings
Summary
City staff summarized FY2026–27 departmental personnel and capital requests, outlined health‑insurance and pay‑plan assumptions, and said the formal proposed budget will be delivered Aug. 11 with public hearings set for Sept. 8, 2026.
City staff delivered a comprehensive recap of department budget requests for the fiscal year 2026–27 and outlined the calendar for the formal proposal and public hearings.
Summer, the staff presenter, told the council that staff just received final certified values and that she and Ben Petty are finalizing what can fit into the proposed budget. "When I come to you guys in the 1st meeting in August, that's when you guys will actually get the actual proposed budget," she said, asking councilmembers to review the proposal during August before the Sept. 8 public hearings.
Summer walked the council through departmental changes: an 8.3% overall increase requested by the fire department covering personnel and capital; a 9.5% police request tied to a patrol sergeant and four officers (with staff recommending deferring most hiring until late in the fiscal year to match testing timelines); modest increases for community development and Main Street; an 8% parks-and-rec allocation that includes a matching portion for park development fees; and a roughly 7% increase at the library with personnel and capital asks such as a bookmobile and new flooring.
On pay and benefits, Summer said a pay-plan study showed limited changes overall, and the budget includes a 10% placeholder for health‑insurance increases. "Our insurance broker said some of the highest you're going to have to go is 11.94% — I've never seen us actually hit that max," she said, adding staff expect the final increase to land between roughly 6% and 7% when numbers are finalized.
Staff also noted several capital project requests across engineering, water, and street funds, including Old Mill Road design ($800,000), arterial/residential PCI updates, and reservoir shoreline and dock work. Summer reiterated the timeline: council will receive the proposed budget at the Aug. 11 meeting and the city will hold public hearings on Sept. 8, 2026 for both the budget and the proposed tax rate.
