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  • WORCESTER COUNTY FY2026 Budget Schedule Tuesday, April 1, 2025

    Apr 1, 2025

    ·Worcester, MA
    Budget

    Worcester County's FY2026 budget process is scheduled from April through June 2025, with a public hearing on May 6 and final budget adoption votes occurring on June 3 (General Fund) and June 17 (Enterprise Funds). The requested operating budget totals $286.8 million in expenditures against estimated revenues of $284.6 million, leaving a $2.3 million shortfall that must be addressed through spending reductions, additional revenues, or both. Anticipated revenues increased 9% over the current year to $284.6 million, driven primarily by a $18 million increase in net property tax revenues and a projected $53 million in income tax revenue at the current 2.25% rate.

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  • 0442-2025: To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Equitas Health to continue to provide a harm reduction program, called Safe Point, from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; to authorize the expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00)

    Feb 10, 2025

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 0111-2025: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to refund Carlyles Watch Condominium Association for overpayment of water and sewer charges; and to authorize a revenue reduction transaction of $83,595.41 for water and sewer charges, and to declare an emergency. ($83,595.41)

    Jan 9, 2025

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 0206-2024: To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Equitas Health to continue to provide a harm reduction program, called Safe Point, from January 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025; to authorize the expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00)

    Jan 9, 2024

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 0715-2023: To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Equitas Health to continue to provide a harm reduction program, called Safe Point, from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023; to authorize the expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00)

    Feb 28, 2023

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 2022-0504: Om the message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, awarded by the United States Department of the Treasury to be administered by the City of Boston’s Chief Financial Officer/Collector Treasurer. This grant payment is made from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) in the Treasury of the United States established by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Pursuant to the requirements of ARPA, the grant payment would fund provisions of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of such State, territory, or Tribal government due to the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory or Tribal government prior to the emergency, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

    Apr 7, 2022

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 0124-2022: To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Equitas Health to continue to provide a harm reduction program, called Safe Point, from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022; to authorize the expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00)

    Jan 4, 2022

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 2500-2021: To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $1,000,000.00 within the Columbus Public Health Department’s special revenue fund for services; and to authorize the expenditure of $1,000,000.00 from the Public Health Special Revenue Fund for various expenditures for services to support the violence reduction programs; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00)

    Sep 24, 2021

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 1421-2021: To authorize the reduction of appropriations in the Preserve, Dublin-Granville North and the NE PAWG Fund; to appropriate and/or authorize the transfer of monies from the Preserve, Dublin-Granville North, Dublin-Granville South and Dublin-Granville East TIF Funds and the NE PAWG Fund to either the Business Tax Incentive Fund or to a new project account within each of the TIF and PAWG Funds described herein; to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of 1) TIF revenues to be deposited into the Preserve, Dublin-Granville North, Dublin-Granville South, and Dublin-Granville East TIFs municipal public improvement tax increment equivalent funds and 2) per unit payments to be received by the City pursuant to the Amended EDA and to be deposited into the NE PAWG Fund (7772); to authorize the Director of Development to enter into the Amended and Restated Tax Increment Financing & Reimbursement Agreement with Hamilton Crossing, LLC to provide for the reimbursement to the City and Hamilton Crossing, LLC for design and construction costs of eligible public infrastructure improvements benefiting or serving the proposed development of the ±108.62 acres of real property currently owned or controlled by Hamilton Crossing, LLC located to the south of the N. Hamilton Road and State Route 161 interchange; and to declare an emergency.

    Jun 1, 2021

    ·Columbus, OH
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  • 2025 Admin. Order Fund

    Allentown, PA
    Budget

    The 2025 Administrative Order Fund (Fund 080) for the City of Allentown projects total revenues of $881,240, comprising $866,240 from A.O. service charge fee collection and $15,000 from interest income. Total expenditures are budgeted at $1,118,020, including $643,000 for debt principal, $223,240 for interest expense, $250,000 for interfund transfers, and $1,780 for legal services. Compared to the 2024 adjusted budget of $721,598 in revenues and $1,413,358 in expenditures, the 2025 budget reflects an increase in service charge fee collection and a significant reduction in interfund transfers from $780,000 to $250,000.

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  • Stamford WPCA, 111 Harbor View Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 To:

    Stamford, CT
    Budget

    The Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority submitted its FY 2021-2022 Operating and Capital Budgets to the Board of Representatives Fiscal Committee, with an proposed operating expense budget of $27,247,638 (a 0.6% decrease from the prior year) and operating revenue budget of $27,864,138 (a 0.5% increase). Key changes include a $100,000 increase in contracted services to complete a Sludge Management Plan, reductions in electric utility costs ($81,809) and process chemicals ($139,000) from treatment plant upgrades, and an $80,971 increase in natural gas for sludge processing due to population growth; staffing remains unchanged with two previously delayed positions now fully funded. No capital budget was requested as the previous capital request was addressed through a 2020 revenue bond issue.

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  • BUDGET OVERVIEW

    Bloomington, IN
    Budget

    The City of Bloomington Controller presented a 2021 budget overview addressing ongoing pandemic impacts, noting significant revenue reductions in Street, Parks, and Food & Beverage Funds, though some recovery has occurred. The city received federal assistance through CARES and ARPA funds reflected in the 2022 budget request, with cash reserves projected to decline from 38.8% at the end of 2020 to 29.1% by end of 2021 and 23.6% by end of 2022. Key revenue sources include property taxes (53.7% of General Fund revenues, expected to increase 4.3%), Local Income Tax (26.5% of revenues, but facing a projected $1.08 million reduction for 2022), and miscellaneous revenues (19.9%), with the city taking a cautious approach to spending while remaining prepared to adjust quickly.

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  • ADOPTED ANNUAL BUDGET & PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

    Fort Worth, TX
    Budget

    The City of Fort Worth adopted its FY2023 annual budget, which increases property tax revenue by $73,009,942 (11.4 percent) compared to the previous year, with $19,583,878 from newly added property. The municipal property tax rate was reduced from $0.7325 to $0.7125 per $100 valuation, while total outstanding municipal debt obligations secured by property taxes stands at $1,114,604,718. The budget passed with a 7-2 vote, with Mayor Mattie Parker and five council members voting in favor and two voting against.

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  • Finance Detail 2024

    Allentown, PA
    Budget

    The City of Allentown's 2024 Finance Department budget details spending across two divisions: Revenue & Audit and Finance & Budget Administration. The Revenue & Audit division has a 2024 final budget of $1,687,880, with major allocations including $761,300 for permanent wages, $372,246 for employee group insurance, $146,930 for PMRS pension contributions, and $275,000 for overpaid property tax refunds. The Finance & Budget Administration division's 2024 budget begins at $525,143 for permanent wages and introduces $17,500 in temporary wages, representing a $85,797 increase in permanent wages from the 2023 budget of $439,346. Notable 2024 changes include increased printing costs from $600 to $1,200 for managed print services and a $75,000 reduction in refund allocations compared to 2023.

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  • City of Spokane 2025-2026 Budget Overview Executive Summary

    Spokane, WA
    Budget

    The City of Spokane's 2025-2026 biennial budget totals $2.5 billion and addresses a projected $60 million General Fund deficit inherited by the new administration through conservative revenue assumptions, a 1% property tax increase, and a 22 FTE position reduction to manage costs without depleting reserves. Key budget priorities include public safety, housing, and economic development, with personnel costs comprising 85 percent of operating expenses across 2,434.5 FTE positions serving over 230,000 residents. The budget assumes passage of a Community Safety Sales Tax initiative and projects conservative sales tax growth of 2% in 2025 and 2.9% in 2026, with the General Fund comprising approximately 22 percent ($535.2 million) of the total budget.

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  • Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the 2025 Interim August 18, ...

    Lexington, KY
    Minutes

    The Interim Joint Committee on Transportation met on August 18, 2025, to review the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Road Fund End of Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Close Out Report. Actual Road Fund revenues totaled $1.8653 billion, exceeding the enacted estimate by $38.5 million (2.1 percent), though year-over-year revenues decreased approximately $11 million (0.6 percent) primarily due to a motor fuels tax rate reduction. The committee noted a Road Fund surplus of $61.6 million for FY 2025, which is required by 2024 RS HB 6 to be appropriated to the highway construction program, while motor vehicle usage tax revenues exceeded estimates by $69.4 million (10.7 percent).

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  • CITY OF BUFFALO

    Buffalo, NY
    Budget

    The Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority analyzed the City of Buffalo's 2025-26 adopted budget totaling $622.1 million, which was approved by Common Council on May 27, 2025, with modifications that resulted in a net zero impact on total appropriations. The budget represents a 3.3 percent increase in revenues and 0.8 percent increase in appropriations compared to the prior year, with no unrestricted fund balance available for use. The Council made line-item changes totaling $1.3 million across departments, including a net $1.1 million reduction in personal service costs through elimination of three positions offset by creation of a new Director of Data Management position.

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  • FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report City of Fort Worth

    Fort Worth, TX
    Budget

    The City of Fort Worth presented its FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report on February 18, 2025, receiving an unmodified (clean) audit opinion and multiple awards for financial reporting excellence from national organizations. The city's net position increased by $766.9 million to $5.54 billion, driven by revenue increases of $328 million (including $55.4 million in property taxes and $164.9 million in investment income) and a $220.4 million increase in expenditures across various departments. Outstanding bonded debt totaled $2.54 billion, while the city achieved reductions in its net pension liability ($31.7 million) and net other post-employment benefits liability ($33.5 million).

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  • Springfieldmontco

    Springfield, IL
    Budget

    Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA proposes a balanced 2022 operating budget of $18,315,318 with a real estate tax rate of 4.516 mills and earned income tax rate of 1.0%, maintaining the same real estate tax rate as 2021 due to decreased pension obligations and workers compensation costs. Residential taxpayers will see no change in real estate taxes but will benefit from a $6.32 reduction in the annual refuse service fee (from $231.86 to $225.54), driven by decreased recycling processing costs despite increases in waste disposal fees. The Township continues to fund operations through traditional revenue sources including real estate tax, earned income tax, and a local services tax enacted in 2019, with anticipated additional revenues of $45,000 from the local services tax in 2022.

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  • City of Albany | PFM Report

    Albany, NY
    Budget

    The City of Albany commissioned Public Financial Management (PFM) to analyze the city's finances for fiscal years 2017-2020 and identify measures to reduce expenditures, increase revenues, and improve service efficiency, building on previous recommendations from the State's Financial Restructuring Board. The analysis was conducted in response to the State of New York's request that Albany reduce its dependence on State aid, and was informed by a 2015 Albany County shared services strategy aimed at enabling jurisdictions to comply with property tax caps and access State tax rebates. PFM's interdisciplinary team of consultants reviewed the city's financial documents and met with city officials and department heads to develop recommendations for phasing down State aid while increasing municipal efficiency.

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  • City of Scranton 2024 Budget

    Scranton, PA
    Budget

    The City of Scranton submitted its 2024 Operating Budget on November 6, 2023, under Mayor Paige G. Cognetti and Business Administrator Eileen Cipriani, which includes estimated revenues from taxes and fees alongside detailed departmental expenditures that do not exceed projected income. The budget narrative highlights ongoing economic challenges including interest rate volatility, rising housing costs, and workforce pressures, while noting that Scranton has achieved budget surpluses in 2020–2022 and is tracking well in 2023 through careful expenditure management and healthcare cost reductions. The city is incrementally raising employee salaries to improve competitiveness with comparable Pennsylvania municipalities, and has issued a $4,070,000 General Obligation Note in 2023 for capital expenditures while minimizing increases to 2024 debt service; the city has also adopted Investment, Fund Balance, and Debt Management policies and created an Other Post Employment Benefits Trust to manage long-term liabilities.

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  • City of Scranton City of Scranton 2023 Budget 2023 Budget

    Scranton, PA
    Budget

    The City of Scranton's 2023 General Operating Budget document presents amendments to the original budget proposal, filed as Council File #33, 2022. The amendments include revenue adjustments totaling approximately $47,863 (primarily from increased delinquent refuse collections and ARPA transfers) and expenditure reductions of approximately $240,582, with significant salary adjustments across multiple departments including Police, Fire, Business Administration, and Treasury. The budget amendments reflect a combination of revenue and spending modifications affecting core city operations and administrative functions.

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  • Mayor's Budget Message

    York, PA
    Budget

    The City of York submitted its proposed $104 million budget for 2017, which includes a General Fund of over $45 million and a 2% property tax reduction while remaining on track for a 15% reduction over five years. To balance the budget amid rising healthcare and pension costs, the city froze or eliminated vacant positions and held department budgets firm, while also implementing a 10% sewer fee increase and 3.9% refuse fee increase due to infrastructure maintenance and contract costs. Mayor C. Kim Bracey emphasized the structural financial challenges facing Third Class Cities in Pennsylvania and called on state legislators to address the inadequate revenue system that forces municipalities to over-rely on property taxes.

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