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RICHMOND'S 2026 BUDGET TO UNDERGO MAJOR REVISIONS

(Richmond, IN)--Ordinances involving Richmond’s budget for next year were supposed to be on second reading before Richmond Common Council Monday night, but that didn’t quite happen.  City Attorney AJ Sickmann explained why.  "There was discussion in Finance Committee this evening immediately prior to the public meeting about some potential substantive changes being made," Sickmann said.  Justin Burkhardt, who leads the city’s Finance Committee, added this:  "We wanted to make sure that every stone was turned over looking for the best possible ways to get to the black to represent the taxpayers and continue growing the city positively."  Council members will now see the new budget for the first time this Friday.  Much of the remaining discussion Monday night involved the logistics of getting the new budget compiled, reviewed, and pass3ed before the deadline early next month.