What: The Mayor's 2027 budget and the Five-Year Plan 2027 to 2031, reviewed in a series of council budget meetings.
Where it stands: The Mayor delivered the budget on 2026-10-15 (the agenda label cites a 3.81% tax impact, not verified). Review meetings ran 10/28 and 11/4 (Parks and Recreation); the budget bills were introduced on the 10/28 agenda.
Next: Budget review meetings are listed for 11/11, 11/18 and 12/2 (amendments), with adoption listed for 12/9. The 11/11 agenda covers Human Resources, Appointments and Administration (Law, HR, IS, Controller, Mayor, Non-Departmental, Council) and Community and Economic Development.
Details
2027 minimum municipal obligations for pensions, per the 9/16 agenda: Police $9,558,017; Fire $3,690,593; PMRS $5,462,453; O&E $139,692.
The 10/28 agenda numbered the 2027 budget bills 82 to 88 (general fund, stormwater, rental unit, Trexler, solid waste with a $740 fee, building code and liquid fuels). The numbering of Bill 82 differs between the 10/7 minutes and the 10/28 and 11/4 agendas and is uncertain.
Bill numbering conflict: the 11/4 budget-session agenda labels Bill 82 as the 2027 General Fund budget and tax rate; the 11/11 agenda lists Bill 82 as workforce housing (see Workforce Housing Ordinance) and Bill 89 as the General Fund budget and tax rate. The sources label it differently; no determination is made here.
The 11/11 agenda lists Bills 87 (Building Code Fund), 89 (General Fund etc., tax rate), 91 (Rental Unit Licensing Fund) and 97 (Capital Projects Fund) with no official action. Bill 97 and Bill 96 (capital plan procedures) were introduced 11/4; Bill 95 is a separate $1.9 million capital amendment (School Zone Flasher Grant).
Outcomes of the budget meetings are unknown; only agendas were read. The consultant is also reviewing five-year finances for the police pension question (see Police Deferred Retirement Option Plan).
Video: proposed 2027 budget $257.3 million, general fund about $153 million, combined millage 7.67; five-year plan shows deficits of $3.1 million to $3.8 million a year from 2028; police, fire and EMS reviewed; Bills 82 to 88 introduced and referred.
Mayor delivered the proposed 2027 budget: balanced without reserves, 3.81% property tax increase (about $1.75 a month for the average taxpayer), 10% discretionary cuts, flat $740 trash fee, GLP-1 coverage ended and retiree health care ended for new non-bargaining hires from Jan. 1, 2027.