Municipality Tax Budget 2026 Forms From County Auditor. ...
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The City of Columbus, Ohio submitted its 2026 tax budget to the County Auditor, requesting total general property tax revenue of $89,944,000, comprised of $72,757,240 for the General Fund, $8,593,380 for the Police Pension Fund, and $8,593,380 for the Fire Pension Fund, with an estimated tax rate of 3.14 mills inside the limitation. The budget projects total local tax revenues of $1,357,322,000 for 2026, including $1,267,378,000 in municipal income tax and $89,520,000 in real estate property tax, representing increases from 2025 estimates. The budget was required to be adopted by July 20, 2025, with failure to comply resulting in loss of local government fund allocation.
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The City of Columbus adopted a 2024 amended general fund budget of $1,211,579,657 on March 4, 2024, after the City Auditor identified an additional $16,879,657 in available resources at year-end. The additional capacity was allocated to increase staffing and services across multiple departments, including $500,000 for police records technicians, $296,325 for City Treasurer staff, and $15,720,000 distributed among three subfunds focusing on jobs growth, public safety initiatives, and neighborhood improvements. Additional funding was also directed to public health tobacco cessation and maternal health programs, park and recreation expansion, and workforce development initiatives.
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