City of Hartford FY2026 Recommended Budget Report to ...
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The City of Hartford's FY2026 Recommended Budget Report to the Municipal Accountability Review Board, presented on May 1, 2025, shows total recommended revenues of $626.3 million and expenditures of $626.3 million for the general fund. Major revenue sources include general property taxes ($303.3 million), intergovernmental revenues ($297.9 million), and licenses and permits ($7.3 million), while significant expenditures are allocated to education ($284 million), payroll ($141.8 million), and benefits ($106.8 million). Notable changes from FY2025 include increases in payroll and benefits spending and decreases in debt and capital expenditures from $19.6 million to $7.9 million.
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City of Hartford FY2026 Recommended Budget Report to the Municipal Accountability Review Board Meeting date: May 1, 2025 -- 1 of 12 -- FY2026 General Fund Summary 1 Revenue Summary - Major Categories 2 Tax Collections - General Property Taxes FY2026 4 Tax Collections - General Property Tax Details 5 Municipal Aid 6 Expenditure Summary - Major Category 7 Expenditure Summary - Departments 8 Expenditure Summary - 822 Department 9 City of Hartford FY2026 Recommended Budget Report to the Municipal Accountability Review Board -- 2 of 12 -- FY2026 Recommended Budget City of Hartford - General Fund Revenue & Expenditure Summary REVENUE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET 41 General Property Taxes (308,069,591) (299,433,841) (299,433,841) (175,154,770) (308,133,841) (303,256,569) 42 Licenses & Permits (13,266,465) (6,950,743) (6,950,743) (2,729,053) (6,950,743) (7,281,648) 43 Fines Forfeits & Penalties (98,146) (113,840) (113,840) (72,859) (113,840) (113,840) 44 Revenue from Money & Property (11,654,441) (8,714,259) (8,714,259) (5,677,300) (9,714,259) (7,859,659) 45 Intergovernmental Revenues (351,721,557) (298,760,849) (298,760,849) (149,898,864) (298,760,849) (297,942,749) 46 Charges For Services (4,854,362) (3,491,416) (3,491,416) (1,629,069) (3,491,416) (3,725,602) 47 Reimbursements (115,291) (89,653) (89,653) (32,869) (89,653) (111,448) 48 Other Revenues (1,002,761) (332,866) (332,866) (641,009) (332,866) (164,273) 53 Other Financing Sources (5,858,056) (5,945,500) (5,945,500) (1,322,393) (5,945,500) (5,865,200) Total Revenues (696,640,670) (623,832,967) (623,832,967) (337,158,186) (633,532,967) (626,320,988) EXPENDITURE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET Payroll 127,076,397 138,738,615 138,852,065 62,147,310 138,079,759 141,783,301 Benefits 76,834,192 99,936,277 96,725,252 46,704,625 99,877,672 106,820,091 Debt & Other Capital 100,220,098 16,380,438 19,591,463 16,495,182 19,591,463 7,902,012 Library 9,201,354 9,512,786 9,512,786 4,756,393 9,512,786 9,997,627 Metro Hartford Innovation Services 5,075,732 5,555,019 5,555,019 2,777,510 5,555,019 5,956,521 Utilities 28,659,087 30,908,606 30,908,606 13,695,985 30,487,706 31,634,894 Other Non-Personnel 51,335,999 38,787,952 38,674,502 16,562,268 38,370,429 38,213,268 Education 284,013,274 284,013,274 284,013,274 95,012,915 284,013,274 284,013,274 Total Expenditures 682,416,133 623,832,967 623,832,967 258,152,188 625,488,108 626,320,988 FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 1 -- 3 of 12 -- Revenue Summary - Major Category REVENUE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET 41 TAXES (308,069,591) (299,433,841) (299,433,841) (175,154,770) (308,133,841) (303,256,569) CURRENT YEAR TAX LEVY (293,353,267) (291,129,713) (291,129,713) (172,734,290) (298,629,713) (292,706,569) INTEREST AND LIENS (6,168,627) (4,100,000) (4,100,000) (2,772,935) (5,300,000) (5,200,000) PRIOR YEAR LEVIES (8,177,724) (4,000,000) (4,000,000) 396,748 (4,000,000) (5,150,000) TAX LIEN SALES (196,495) 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER (173,478) (204,128) (204,128) (44,292) (204,128) (200,000) 42 LICENSES AND PERMITS (13,266,465) (6,950,743) (6,950,743) (2,729,053) (6,950,743) (7,281,648) BUILDING PERMITS (6,723,820) (3,800,580) (3,800,580) (1,192,299) (3,800,580) (3,800,580) ELECTRICAL PERMITS (2,924,596) (1,051,600) (1,051,600) (631,996) (1,051,600) (1,314,500) FOOD & MILK DEALER LICENSES (218,526) (192,300) (192,300) (221,425) (192,300) (245,505) MECHANICAL PERMITS (1,677,124) (841,280) (841,280) (275,938) (841,280) (841,280) PLUMBING PERMITS (937,007) (420,640) (420,640) (122,540) (420,640) (462,704) OTHER (785,392) (644,343) (644,343) (284,856) (644,343) (617,079) 43 FINES FORFEITS AND PENALTIES (98,146) (113,840) (113,840) (72,859) (113,840) (113,840) FALSE ALARM CITATIONS-POL&FIRE (81,834) (100,000) (100,000) (61,159) (100,000) (100,000) LAPSED LICENSE/LATE FEE (12,200) (7,100) (7,100) (7,100) (7,100) (7,100) OTHER (4,112) (6,740) (6,740) (4,600) (6,740) (6,740) 44 INTEREST AND RENTAL INCOME (11,654,441) (8,714,259) (8,714,259) (5,677,300) (9,714,259) (7,859,659) BILLINGS FORGE (23,370) (20,428) (20,428) (11,338) (20,428) (20,428) CT CENTER FOR PERFORM ART (20,833) (50,000) (50,000) (45,833) (50,000) (50,000) INTEREST (10,750,087) (8,000,000) (8,000,000) (5,222,940) (9,000,000) (7,000,000) RENT OF PROP-ALL OTHER (128,619) (87,720) (87,720) (47,305) (87,720) (100,600) RENTAL OF PARK PROPERTY (49,935) (35,000) (35,000) (13,498) (35,000) (38,500) RENTAL OF PARKING LOTS (340) 0 0 0 0 0 RENTAL OF PROP-FLOOD COMM (103,084) (99,360) (99,360) (64,560) (99,360) (99,360) RENTS FROM TENANTS (216,784) (161,400) (161,400) (96,689) (161,400) (191,280) SHEPHERD PARK (126,104) (124,207) (124,207) 0 (124,207) (124,207) THE RICHARDSON BUILDING (199,140) (100,000) (100,000) (157,064) (100,000) (199,140) UNDERWOOD TOWER PILOT (36,144) (36,144) (36,144) (18,072) (36,144) (36,144) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 2 -- 4 of 12 -- REVENUE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET 45 INTERGOVERNMENTAL (351,721,557) (298,760,849) (298,760,849) (149,898,864) (298,760,849) (297,942,749) MUNICIPAL AID (298,946,722) (295,653,357) (295,653,357) (148,633,974) (295,653,357) (294,124,257) CAR TAX SUPPL MRSF REV SHARING (22,167,601) (22,770,460) (22,770,460) (22,770,460) (22,770,460) (21,447,475) EDUCATION COST SHARING (187,311,537) (187,974,890) (187,974,890) (47,046,733) (187,974,890) (187,974,890) HIGHWAY GRANT (1,162,089) (1,162,089) (1,162,089) (581,045) (1,162,089) (1,162,089) MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT FUND (6,136,523) (6,136,523) (6,136,523) (2,045,508) (6,136,523) (6,136,523) MRSA BONDED DISTRIBUTION GRANT (1,419,161) (1,419,161) (1,419,161) 0 (1,419,161) (1,419,161) MRSF SELECT PILOT (20,331,835) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) PRIV TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY (60,417,977) (60,397,602) (60,397,602) (60,397,596) (60,397,602) (60,191,487) OTHER MUNICIPAL AID (49,859,638) 0 0 0 0 0 STATE CONTRACT ASSISTANCE (49,859,638) 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER STATE REVENUES (114,577) (87,045) (87,045) (67,027) (87,045) (87,045) JUDICIAL BRANCH REV DISTRIB. (114,577) (66,947) (66,947) (53,615) (66,947) (66,947) VETERANS EXEMPTIONS 0 (20,098) (20,098) (13,412) (20,098) (20,098) PILOTS, MIRA & OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL (2,668,693) (3,012,447) (3,012,447) (1,191,113) (3,012,447) (3,723,447) DISABIL EXEMPT-SOC SEC (5,794) (7,262) (7,262) (6,435) (7,262) (7,262) GR REC TAX-PARI MUTUEL (156,373) (165,714) (165,714) (66,203) (165,714) (165,714) HEALTH&WELFARE-PRIV SCH (21,929) (54,629) (54,629) 0 (54,629) (54,629) PHONE ACCESS LN TAX SH (778,518) (778,518) (778,518) 0 (778,518) (778,518) PILOT CHURCH HOMES INC (126,512) (126,588) (126,588) (63,256) (126,588) (126,588) PILOT FOR CT CTR FOR PERF (267,801) (418,761) (418,761) 0 (418,761) (418,761) PILOT FOR HARTFORD 21 (500,000) (500,000) (500,000) (250,000) (500,000) (500,000) PILOT HARTFORD HILTON (210,940) (215,000) (215,000) (141,044) (215,000) (390,000) PILOT HARTFORD MARRIOTT (501,326) (500,000) (500,000) (357,071) (500,000) (700,000) PILOT-PARK AND MAIN 0 0 0 0 0 (136,000) PILOT-PENNANT N CROSSING (74,500) (220,975) (220,975) (307,105) (220,975) (420,975) PILOT TRINITY COLLEGE (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) 0 (25,000) (25,000) OTHER (131,927) (8,000) (8,000) (6,750) (8,000) (8,000) STATE REIMBURSEMENTS (131,927) (8,000) (8,000) (6,750) (8,000) (8,000) 46 CHARGES FOR SERVICES (4,854,362) (3,491,416) (3,491,416) (1,629,069) (3,491,416) (3,725,602) CONVEYANCE TAX (2,278,377) (1,600,000) (1,600,000) (721,415) (1,600,000) (1,600,000) FILING RECORD-CERTIF FEES (332,226) (300,000) (300,000) (112,929) (300,000) (300,000) TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (634,304) (640,750) (640,750) (251,844) (640,750) (598,226) OTHER (1,609,454) (950,666) (950,666) (542,881) (950,666) (1,227,376) 47 REIMBURSEMENTS (115,291) (89,653) (89,653) (32,869) (89,653) (111,448) ADVERTISING LOST DOGS (360) (453) (453) (190) (453) (453) DOG ACCT-SALARY OF WARDEN 0 (2,105) (2,105) 0 (2,105) (2,105) OTHER REIMBURSEMENTS (69) 0 0 0 0 0 SECTION 8 MONITORING (114,562) (83,890) (83,890) (32,679) (83,890) (108,890) OTHER (300) (3,205) (3,205) 0 (3,205) 0 48 OTHER REVENUES (1,002,761) (332,866) (332,866) (641,009) (332,866) (164,273) MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE (439,078) (117,534) (117,534) (165,468) (117,534) (148,941) OVER & SHORT ACCOUNT (197) 0 0 (3) 0 0 SALE OF DOGS (6,611) (6,849) (6,849) (3,253) (6,849) (6,849) SETTLEMENTS - OTHER (21) (3,000) (3,000) 0 (3,000) (3,000) OTHER (556,855) (205,483) (205,483) (472,286) (205,483) (5,483) 53 OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (5,858,056) (5,945,500) (5,945,500) (1,322,393) (5,945,500) (5,865,200) DOWNTOWN NORTH (DONO) (933,269) (912,500) (912,500) (180,893) (912,500) (912,500) REVENUE FROM HTFD PKG AUTHY (2,564,000) (2,283,000) (2,283,000) (1,141,500) (2,283,000) (2,002,700) SPECIAL POLICE SERVICES (2,360,787) (2,750,000) (2,750,000) 0 (2,750,000) (2,950,000) Grand Total (696,640,670) (623,832,967) (623,832,967) (337,158,186) (633,532,967) (626,320,988) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 3 -- 5 of 12 -- General Property Taxes - FY2026 Projection REVENUE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET Current Year Tax Levy (293,353,267) (291,129,713) (291,129,713) (172,734,290) (298,629,713) (292,706,569) Interest and Liens (6,168,627) (4,100,000) (4,100,000) (2,772,935) (5,300,000) (5,200,000) Prior Year Levies (8,177,724) (4,000,000) (4,000,000) 396,748 (4,000,000) (5,150,000) Tax Lien Sales (196,495) 0 0 0 0 0 Other (173,478) (204,128) (204,128) (44,292) (204,128) (200,000) Total General Fund Property Taxes (308,069,591) (299,433,841) (299,433,841) (175,154,770) (308,133,841) (303,256,569) Footnotes 1 Cumulative through FY2025 Period 6 (December 2024), current year tax levy revenue actuals are 4.58% or $7.56M higher than FY2024 Period 6. As of FY2025 Period 8 (February 2025), current year tax levy revenues are projected to meet their FY2025 Adopted Budget amount. 2 Interest and liens collections actuals are $0.45M lower through FY2025 Period 6 compared to FY2024 Period 6 and as of FY2025 Period 8 are projected to reach their FY2025 Adopted Budget amount. 3 Prior Year Levy collections actuals are shown as a net expense (instead of revenue) through December 2024, reflecting credit adjustments due to tax appeals and court stipulations; as of FY2025 Period 8, however, these revenues are projected to surpass their FY2025 Adopted Budget. FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 4 -- 6 of 12 -- General Property Taxes - FY2026 Projection DESCRIPTION FY2024 ADOPTED BUDGET1 FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET Gross Tax Levy 339,013,034 332,062,631 330,605,435 Deletions: Tax Abatements 6,012,010 5,450,000 4,990,000 Deletions based on Assessor's Grand List Appeals 3,000,000 1,250,000 1,250,000 Assessment Court Appeals 7,268,000 6,525,000 3,373,000 Motor Vehicle Mill Rate Cap Adjustment 19,792,294 18,434,945 18,317,980 Elderly Tax Adjustments 937,000 937,000 700,000 Total Deletions 37,009,304 32,596,945 28,630,980 Additions: Pro-Rated Additions 150,000 150,000 150,000 Supplemental Motor Vehicle 2,700,000 2,511,000 2,673,000 Estimated Income and Expense Penalties 0 1,830,000 1,830,000 Total Additions 2,850,000 4,491,000 4,653,000 Net Tax Adjustments (34,159,304) (28,105,945) (23,977,980) Adjusted Tax Levy 304,853,730 303,956,686 306,627,455 Tax Collection Rate - net of tax lien sale effect 95.79% 95.78% 95.46% Current Year Taxes 292,019,388 291,129,713 292,706,569 Other Tax revenue 8,604,128 8,304,128 10,550,000 Total Tax Revenues 300,623,516 299,433,841 303,256,569 Non-Tax Revenues 318,547,593 324,399,126 323,064,419 TOTAL BUDGET 619,171,109 623,832,967 626,320,988 Net Grand List 4,916,795,274 4,815,991,741 4,794,857,654 Mill Rate 68.95 68.95 68.95 Value of 1 Mill (adjusted for estimated collection rate) 4,709,798 4,612,757 4,577,171 FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 5 -- 7 of 12 -- Municipal Aid - FY2026 Projection REVENUE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET PILOT: Colleges and Hospitals (60,417,977) (60,397,602) (60,397,602) (60,397,596) (60,397,602) (60,191,487) Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund Grant (6,136,523) (6,136,523) (6,136,523) (2,045,508) (6,136,523) (6,136,523) Town Aid Road Grant (1,162,089) (1,162,089) (1,162,089) (581,045) (1,162,089) (1,162,089) Grants for Municipal Projects (1,419,161) (1,419,161) (1,419,161) 0 (1,419,161) (1,419,161) Municipal Revenue Sharing (20,331,835) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) (15,792,632) Municipal Transition Grant (22,167,601) (22,770,460) (22,770,460) (22,770,460) (22,770,460) (21,447,475) Education Cost Sharing (187,311,537) (187,974,890) (187,974,890) (47,046,733) (187,974,890) (187,974,890) Total Municipal Aid (298,946,722) (295,653,357) (295,653,357) (148,633,974) (295,653,357) (294,124,257) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 6 -- 8 of 12 -- FY2026 Recommended Budget Amounts by Major Expenditure Category EXPENDITURE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET PAYROLL 127,076,397 138,738,615 138,852,065 62,147,310 138,079,759 141,783,301 FT 99,107,873 116,413,791 116,615,452 47,987,860 108,441,865 118,268,072 HOL 2,619,050 2,556,169 2,556,169 1,005,669 2,672,727 2,790,686 OT 22,759,994 16,709,409 16,709,409 11,751,050 24,090,799 18,247,166 PT 2,589,480 3,059,246 2,971,035 1,402,732 2,874,368 2,477,377 BENEFITS 76,834,192 99,936,277 96,725,252 46,704,625 99,877,672 106,820,091 HEALTH 9,371,168 34,709,697 31,498,672 12,437,071 32,498,672 39,017,286 MITIGATION 0 (2,240,000) (2,240,000) 0 0 (2,490,000) PENSION 54,724,151 51,768,917 51,768,917 25,831,174 51,768,917 52,759,068 3PEN 19,250 10,000 10,000 2,000 10,000 10,000 3PEN-CMERS 2,530,874 2,847,435 2,847,435 1,116,795 2,847,435 2,934,124 3PEN-MERF 50,520,855 46,927,000 46,927,000 23,463,332 46,927,000 47,082,000 3PEN-OTHER 419,252 514,482 514,482 248,713 514,482 595,946 3PEN-PAYOUT 1,233,921 1,470,000 1,470,000 1,000,334 1,470,000 2,136,998 INSURANCE 5,061,504 5,995,873 5,995,873 3,925,499 5,995,873 6,126,570 FRINGE REIMBURSEMENTS (2,651,050) (2,947,953) (2,947,953) (798,437) (2,947,953) (2,947,953) LIFE INSURANCE 238,138 234,883 234,883 120,807 234,883 241,455 OTHER BENEFITS 5,219,745 6,165,000 6,165,000 2,656,636 6,165,000 6,165,000 OTHER 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 1,000,000 SOC SEC 4,983,923 4,895,000 4,895,000 2,612,034 4,895,000 4,895,000 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT 19,991 20,000 20,000 1,764 20,000 20,000 UNEMPLOY COMP 215,831 250,000 250,000 42,838 250,000 250,000 WAGE 0 1,186,110 1,186,110 0 1,034,110 2,746,790 WORKERS COMP 4,870,535 5,063,750 5,063,750 2,531,875 5,128,170 5,201,875 DEBT 100,220,098 16,380,438 19,591,463 16,495,182 19,591,463 7,902,012 DEBT 100,220,098 16,380,438 19,591,463 16,495,182 19,591,463 7,902,012 ARPA 20,962,467 0 3,211,025 3,720,028 3,211,025 0 CLEAN WATER 115,583 115,585 115,585 57,792 115,585 115,584 DONO 4,647,281 4,644,725 4,644,725 1,317,363 4,644,725 4,643,750 GILOT 220,128 220,128 220,128 0 220,128 220,128 GO BONDS - CURRENT 49,859,638 0 0 0 0 0 PAY GO CAPEX 24,415,000 11,400,000 11,400,000 11,400,000 11,400,000 2,922,550 LIBRARY 9,201,354 9,512,786 9,512,786 4,756,393 9,512,786 9,997,627 MHIS 5,075,732 5,555,019 5,555,019 2,777,510 5,555,019 5,956,521 UTILITY 28,659,087 30,908,606 30,908,606 13,695,985 30,487,706 31,634,894 OTHER 51,335,999 38,787,952 38,674,502 16,562,268 38,370,429 38,213,268 EDUCATION 284,013,274 284,013,274 284,013,274 95,012,915 284,013,274 284,013,274 Grand Total 682,416,133 623,832,967 623,832,967 258,152,188 625,488,108 626,320,988 FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 7 -- 9 of 12 -- FY2026 Recommended Budget Amounts by Department EXPENDITURE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET 00111 MAYOR'S OFFICE 803,757 853,202 853,202 391,920 876,813 904,391 00112 COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL 683,457 978,077 978,077 315,358 954,121 993,308 00113 TREASURER 379,264 549,250 549,250 183,318 525,982 582,913 00114 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS 839,719 597,072 932,844 496,495 928,613 605,994 00116 CORPORATION COUNSEL 1,474,760 1,709,616 1,709,616 687,112 1,605,534 1,779,637 00117 TOWN & CITY CLERK 889,780 1,076,067 1,076,067 441,848 955,939 1,121,331 00118 INTERNAL AUDIT 529,725 554,861 554,861 234,530 553,410 569,483 00119 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 1,361,994 1,547,904 1,547,904 482,773 1,345,361 1,956,341 00122 METRO HARTFORD INNOVATION SERV 5,075,732 5,555,019 5,555,019 2,777,510 5,555,019 5,956,521 00123 FINANCE 3,948,889 4,400,078 4,400,078 1,787,463 4,176,040 4,727,189 00125 HUMAN RESOURCES 1,474,029 2,217,985 2,217,985 930,162 2,120,481 2,221,397 00128 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET 1,443,492 1,605,967 1,605,967 701,662 1,578,517 1,644,846 00132 CHILDREN FAMILY RECREATION 4,619,861 3,399,501 3,399,501 1,379,190 3,205,025 3,590,337 00142 SPORTS AND RECREATION 0 2,283,649 2,283,649 1,030,183 2,269,997 2,311,089 00211 FIRE 41,650,383 41,485,004 41,485,004 19,126,590 44,135,613 43,026,309 00212 POLICE 50,397,483 54,867,897 54,867,897 24,432,151 52,663,140 55,014,467 00213 EMERGENCY SERVICES & TELECOMMU 5,289,811 5,300,745 5,300,745 2,533,263 5,607,548 5,328,576 00311 PUBLIC WORKS 21,290,385 22,373,066 22,373,066 10,384,621 22,512,898 23,003,723 00420 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 5,826,838 7,472,383 7,472,383 2,920,840 7,144,933 6,900,920 00520 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 5,078,423 6,221,324 6,221,324 2,235,509 5,897,150 6,429,271 00711 EDUCATION 284,013,274 284,013,274 284,013,274 95,012,915 284,013,274 284,013,274 00721 HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY 9,201,354 9,512,786 9,512,786 4,756,393 9,512,786 9,997,627 00820 BENEFITS & INSURANCES 76,834,192 99,936,277 96,725,252 46,704,625 99,877,672 106,820,091 00821 DEBT SERVICE 100,220,098 16,380,438 19,591,463 16,495,182 19,591,463 7,902,012 00822 NON OP DEPT EXPENDITURES 59,089,432 48,941,525 48,605,753 21,710,576 47,880,780 48,919,941 Grand Total 682,416,133 623,832,967 623,832,967 258,152,188 625,488,108 626,320,988 FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 8 -- 10 of 12 -- FY2026 Recommended Budget Amounts by Non-Operating EXPENDITURE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET 00822 NON OP DEPT EXPENDITURES 59,089,432 48,941,525 48,605,753 21,710,576 47,880,780 48,919,941 822002 PAYMENT FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT 406,326 639,371 639,371 52,821 639,371 619,371 534098 OTHER TECH & PROF SERVICE 0 180,000 180,000 0 180,000 160,000 535028 HONORARIUM 1,000 5,000 5,000 1,000 5,000 5,000 589232 PUBLIC TV AND MEDIA 84,371 124,371 124,371 51,821 124,371 124,371 589271 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 15,955 25,000 25,000 0 25,000 25,000 589272 HARTFORD NEXT 105,000 105,000 105,000 0 105,000 105,000 589273 UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION NHLS 100,000 100,000 100,000 0 100,000 100,000 589274 HARTFORD DECIDES 100,000 100,000 100,000 0 100,000 100,000 822003 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT & TECH 7,634,796 5,010,798 4,983,398 2,752,895 5,083,398 3,070,185 573038 BODY CAMERAS - CEW'S 909,592 575,579 541,738 541,737 541,738 541,738 573040 IN-CAR CAMERAS 59,850 274,606 308,447 308,446 308,447 308,447 573044 CAMERA MAINTENANCE 179,749 175,000 195,000 134,205 295,000 190,000 577321 NEW LEASES AND PURCHASES 0 3,985,613 1,021,253 328,505 1,021,253 2,030,000 599300 OPERATING TRANSFER OUT 6,485,605 0 2,916,960 1,440,002 2,916,960 0 822004 PAYMENT TO GOVT AGENCY 258,093 203,259 203,259 70,963 205,388 205,697 589228 GRT HTFD TRANSIT DISTRICT 21,790 21,790 23,001 21,790 23,001 23,001 589229 PROBATE COURT 117,134 58,000 58,000 39,074 58,000 58,000 589230 PAYMENT TO GOVTL AGENCIES 0 4,000 1,871 0 4,000 4,000 589246 NATL LEAGUE OF CITIES 9,988 10,288 10,288 0 10,288 10,597 589248 US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 9,181 9,181 10,099 10,099 10,099 10,099 589250 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 100,000 100,000 100,000 0 100,000 100,000 822005 LEASE PAYMENTS 1,687,048 1,949,780 1,929,780 669,009 1,904,187 1,978,002 543000 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 0 0 0 4,273 0 0 544003 RENTAL 250 & 260 CONSTITUTION 1,353,425 1,551,680 1,551,680 525,365 1,551,680 1,576,697 544004 RENTAL OF OFFICES 179,309 219,100 199,100 86,258 186,507 222,305 544024 COPIER MACHINE 149,454 179,000 179,000 53,114 166,000 179,000 590054 PARKING GARAGE EXPENSES 4,860 0 0 0 0 0 822006 PAY OUTSIDE AGENCIES & OTHERS 3,357,366 4,807,557 3,621,785 746,853 2,831,530 5,954,008 534028 STAFF TRAINING SERVICES 66,111 120,000 120,000 19,869 75,000 120,000 534070 CONTRACT CONSULTANT SERV 0 0 0 0 0 500,000 534098 OTHER TECH & PROF SERVICE 0 0 0 0 0 200,000 543000 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 532,009 535,000 535,000 252,999 633,000 555,000 544202 ELECTIONS EXPENSES 0 363,817 28,045 0 28,045 346,926 554000 ADVERTISING 2,600 50,000 50,000 0 30,000 30,000 581057 BUSINESS MEETING EXPENSES 0 0 0 (80) 0 0 588999 CONTINGENCY FUND 672,073 3,043,740 2,193,740 105,995 1,393,740 3,607,082 589254 SINGLE AUDIT FIN SVCS 153,375 185,000 185,000 207,800 185,000 185,000 589256 TENS 376,199 410,000 410,000 160,271 386,745 410,000 599060 GOLF ENTERPRISE 0 100,000 100,000 0 100,000 0 599300 OPERATING TRANSFER OUT 1,555,000 0 0 0 0 0 822007 CLIENT SERVER TECHNOLOGY 53,348 414,083 461,483 64,096 441,404 450,158 534098 OTHER TECH & PROF SERVICE 53,348 414,083 461,483 64,096 441,404 450,158 FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 9 -- 11 of 12 -- EXPENDITURE CATEGORY FY2024 AUDITED ACTUAL FY2025 ADOPTED BUDGET FY2025 REVISED BUDGET FY2025 ACTUAL (DECEMBER) FY2025 PROJECTED (FEBRUARY) FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET 822008 FUEL UTILITY & TIP FEE PMT 28,659,087 30,977,006 30,977,006 13,761,723 30,553,444 31,702,849 534031 OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 0 68,400 68,400 65,738 65,738 67,955 534070 CONTRACT CONSULTANT SERV 155,945 212,000 212,000 0 180,000 282,000 534098 OTHER TECH & PROF SERVICE 431,772 696,000 696,000 232,329 511,000 598,000 562000 ELECTRICITY 3,629,099 4,760,430 4,760,430 1,706,115 4,760,430 5,055,100 562024 PIPED HEAT & A/C 739,157 942,900 942,900 253,937 921,000 1,022,000 562028 FUEL OIL HEATING 2,902 2,500 2,500 998 3,500 3,000 562600 PIPED GAS 649,671 1,034,200 1,034,200 297,777 828,000 898,300 562625 GASOLINE 1,324,344 1,255,450 1,255,450 572,258 1,302,000 1,307,000 562627 DIESEL FUEL 589,587 693,000 693,000 200,041 495,000 559,000 562923 WATER 1,767,107 1,898,500 1,898,500 752,327 1,898,500 1,898,500 566263 FUEL CELL LEASE 273,000 273,000 273,000 136,500 273,000 273,000 589226 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 13,851,216 13,778,536 13,778,536 6,865,138 13,730,276 13,861,694 590050 OTHER DISPOSAL FEES 2,064,619 1,901,590 1,901,590 992,329 2,195,000 2,306,300 590053 TIPPING FEES (CRRA) 3,180,668 3,460,500 3,460,500 1,686,236 3,390,000 3,571,000 822009 LEGAL EXPENSES AND SETTLEMNTS 16,800,024 4,659,000 5,509,000 3,413,978 5,967,188 4,659,000 534010 LEGAL SERVICES 2,608,571 2,239,000 1,939,000 461,700 1,814,000 2,239,000 534098 OTHER TECH & PROF SERVICE 43 0 0 0 0 0 589371 SETTLEMENTS 12,497,213 1,500,000 2,650,000 2,201,135 3,150,000 1,500,000 589372 TAX APPEAL 73,253 0 0 8,250 0 0 589373 PY TAX REFUNDS 1,561,868 850,000 850,000 715,958 937,188 850,000 590040 FEES-CRT RECORD LICEN INS 59,076 70,000 70,000 26,935 66,000 70,000 822013 ADVOCACY 233,344 280,671 280,671 178,238 254,871 280,671 589227 CAP REG COUN OF GOVERN 85,595 85,922 85,922 85,922 85,922 85,922 589245 CCM 84,749 84,749 84,749 84,749 84,749 84,749 589252 LEGISLATIVE SVCS 63,000 110,000 110,000 7,567 84,200 110,000 Grand Total 59,089,432 48,941,525 48,605,753 21,710,576 47,880,780 48,919,941 FY2026 RECOMMENDED BUDGET REPORT 10 -- 12 of 12 --
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