Hartford City Passes 2027 Budget and Pay Ordinances on 3-1 Votes
From the Hartford City Common Council meeting on October 5, 2026
Hartford City adopted its 2027 budget and its 2027 salary ordinance Monday night, with both measures passing 3-1 and Council Member Ron Dudelston voting no each time.
The council approved Ordinance 2026-07, the city's 2027 budget, on second reading after noting the public hearing had already been held the month before. The meeting did not state the total budget amount.
Minutes later, the council took up Ordinance 2026-08, described in the meeting as the 2027 salary ordinance. That measure set a 1% increase across the board and passed on the same 3-1 split, again with Dudelston opposing it.
Budget adoption and the salary ordinance are two of the council's main year-end financial decisions because they set the city's spending plan and pay levels for the coming year unless the council later amends them.
Source: Meeting transcript — Hartford City Common Council Meeting October 5, 2026
Some information may be inaccurate due to video audio quality.
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