2025 City Budget
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This is Allentown's 2025 Final City Budget document, which outlines spending plans across multiple departments and funds to enhance resident quality of life and support a clean, safe, and healthy city. The budget is organized into summaries for 24 distinct funds and departments, including the General Fund, Public Works, Police, Fire, Parks & Recreation, Community & Economic Development, Solid Waste, Stormwater, Housing, and Capital Projects, among others. The document includes an organizational chart, five-year plan, and detailed budget narratives and line-item breakdowns available in separate reference materials. Budget inquiries can be directed to the city at (610) 437-7500 or budget@allentownpa.gov.
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The City of Allentown Parks and Recreation Department's 2025 budget totals $8,087,937, representing an increase of $552,185 from the 2024 adjusted budget of $7,535,752. Personnel costs comprise the largest budget category at $6,401,183, including permanent wages of $2,942,505, temporary wages of $1,042,801, and employee group insurance of $1,354,332. Services and charges are budgeted at $1,130,539, with other contract services representing $880,744 of that total. Materials and supplies are allocated $449,800, and capital outlay is budgeted at $104,915. The document includes staffing details for the Park Maintenance bureau showing positions including a Parks and Recreation Director (0.25 FTE), four Maintenance Supervisors (4.0 FTE total), and various tradesman roles such as plumber, pools specialist, and electrician.
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The City of Allentown, Pennsylvania's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, was prepared by the Department of Finance under Director Bina Patel and Treasury & Accounting Manager Erika Strohler. Allentown is Pennsylvania's third-largest city with 125,845 residents according to the 2020 U.S. Census and serves as the county seat of Lehigh County. The city operates under a Home Rule Charter adopted by voters on April 23, 1996, and implemented January 1, 1997, with governance consisting of an elected Mayor serving a four-year term, a seven-member part-time City Council elected at large for four-year staggered terms, and an elected City Controller with a four-year term. The Allentown-Bethlehem Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton counties with an estimated population of 821,623 and is the third-largest urbanized area in the Commonwealth.
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The 2026 Proposed Budget Narrative, presented by Mayor Matt Tuerk and Finance Director Bina Patel, outlines the municipality's General Fund revenues across multiple tax and fee categories. Key revenue sources include Earned Income Tax ($47.6 million), Current Year City Real Estate Tax ($40.7 million), Business Privilege Tax ($13.1 million), and Deed Transfer Tax ($3.1 million), along with various permits, licenses, and service fees totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The document provides a comprehensive breakdown of anticipated revenue sources to support the 2026 fiscal year budget.
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