Water and wastewater are “utilities’ and have been removed from Operations Calculations.
2026 Budget Snapshot > Totals from page 7 of Tabled 2026 Budget.
2026 Budget Snapshot > Grouping of 3 Expenditures and 4 Revenue Sources
MAYOR”S DATA SOURCED FROM PAGE 7 OF BOOKLET
3 Expenditures = $ OUT
Total operating expenditure: $18,156,686
Total capital expenditures: $12,042,395
Reserve contributions: $1,500,000
Total $ OUT $31,699,081
4 Revenues = $ IN
Township tax levy: $15,830,040 9.7 % increase over 2025
Non-taxation revenues: $5,369,869
(Grants, user fees, etc.)
Debt financing: $4,865,381
Assessment growth: $119,771
(0.83% growth projected by MPAC)
Total $ IN $26,185,061
Expenditures vs Revenues > revenue deficit ($5,514,020)
Page 7 DOES NOT demonstrate a balanced budget for 2026, as tabled.
The Excel Spreadsheet below uses data taken directly from the 44 capital request forms in Appendix A, an 80 page attachment to the mayor’s tabled budget. On page 6 of her budget the mayor states, “Additional detail is available throughout this budget and in the supporting materials that accompany it.”
On page 38, “2026 Capital Budget Overview“, is the statement, “Key projects are highlighted below; a detailed capital request for each item is located in appendix A.“. Appendix A consists of 80 pages, with 44 projects. The spreadsheet below simplifies looking through 80 pages and among other things, provides the Projects’ titles and the date when the money will be spent – example Item #1 will be spent in Q3 2026. The only item that shows that the money will be spent from 2025 to 2027 is #23, an aerial ladder fire truck. Item #26 did not provide the spending amount for 2026 and must be added on later, so that the total is, in fact, greater than $14,218,435. The right hand side of the spreadsheet does not apply to the capital budget, it is intended to flow into the operating budget.
HOW DO WE CREATE A BALANCED BUDGET USING THE DATA FROM THE MAYOR? > INCREASE TAX REVENUE?
CAPITAL BUDGET Page 7 vs. Appendix A Data
$ Amounts from Appendix A re. capital $ on page 7 are different >
2026 Budget Snapshot
3 Expenditures = $ OUT
Total operating expenditure: $18,156,686
Total capital expenditures: $14,218,435 [See Excel doc. ABOVE re. actuals]
Reserve contributions: $1,500,000
Total $ OUT $33,875,121
4 Revenues = $ IN – as tabled
Township tax levy: $15,830,040 9.7 % increase over 2025
Non-taxation revenues: $5,369,869
(Grants, user fees, etc.)
Debt financing: $4,865,381
Assessment growth: $119,771
(0.83% growth projected by MPAC)
Total $ IN $26,185,061
Expenditures vs Revenues = ($7,690,060) = DEFECIT
[To balance the budget, with capital expenditures adjusted, an increase, in tabled Township tax levy of $7,690,060 is required. The total revenue required to balance the budget as adjusted for Capital is $23,520,100.]
3 Expenditures = $ OUT
Total operating expenditure: $18,156,686
Total capital expenditures: $14,218,435
Reserve contributions: $1,500,000
Total $ OUT $33,875,121
4 Revenues = $ IN – as needed to balance
Township tax levy: $23,520,100 14.4 % increase over 2025
Non-taxation revenues: $5,369,869
(Grants, user fees, etc.)
Debt financing: $4,865,381
Assessment growth: $119,771
(0.83% growth projected by MPAC)
Total $ IN $33,875,121
Expenditures and Revenues “BALANCE” with these calculations. A 14.4% increase in tax revenue over 2025 is needed to balance the tabled budget.