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Home My WebLink About65-26 2027 Annual Budget Appropriation and Property Tax LevyCounty -City Building 227 W Jefferson Blvd Suite, 1200 N South Bend, IN 46601 James Mueller, Mayor City of South Bend Department of Administration 8r Finance Division of Human Resources Phone 311 inside City limits Email 311@southbendin.gov Website Southbendin.gov September 8t', 2026 Canneth Lee, President City of South Bend Common Council 215 S. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd. Suite 300 South Bend, Indiana 46601 RE: 2027 Annual Budget Appropriation and Property Tax Levy Dear President Lee, Filed in Clerk's Office Sep 8, 2026 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN Attached, please find a bill for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend appropriating monies for city expenditures for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2027 and levying property taxes for the same. This bill is respectfully submitted for 1st reading filing with the Common Council for the council meeting on September 14th, 2026, 2nd reading and public hearing at the council meeting on September 28t`, 2026, with 3rd reading and council vote at the council meeting on October 12ie, 2026. Per requirements of the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance ("DLGF"), when this bill is voted upon, each Councilmember's vote must be reflected on the last page of Exhibit B ("DLGF Budget Form No. 4"), and each Councilmember must sign this page of Exhibit B. It should be noted that the exhibits will be forthcoming in a substitute ordinance. I will be available to discuss this bill at the appropriate sessions of the Personnel and Finance Committee and other meetings of the South Bend Common Council. Regards Kyle Willis City Controller BILL NO. 65-26 ORDINANCE NO. Filed in Clerk's Office Sep 8, 2026 Bianca Tirade City Clerk. South Bend, IN AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET THE NECESSARY EXPENSES OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027, AND APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027, INCLUDING ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT It is necessary to pass this Ordinance in order to appropriate monies to defray the expenses of several Departments of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana for 2027, and it is necessary to levy a tax on taxable property for the purpose of meeting said expenses. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. For the expenses of the Civil City Government, its various Departments, Funds, Commissions, and institutions for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2027, the sums of money stated in the budget summary attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A (in the form required by South Bend Municipal Code Sec. 2-90) are hereby appropriated and ordered set apart within the funds identified in that Exhibit (the "Funds"), subject to the laws governing the same. The sums herein appropriated shall be deemed to include all expenditures authorized to be made in said year, unless otherwise expressly stipulated or provided by the law. By adoption of and consistent with this Ordinance, the State -mandated Budget Form No. 4 attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit B is hereby approved and adopted with respect to the Funds. SECTION II. For the purpose of raising revenue to meet the expenses of the Civil City Government, its various Departments, Funds, Commissions, and institutions for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2027, there shall be levied a property tax upon each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of taxable property within the City of South Bend. Indiana, for the fiscal year 2026 to be collected in the year 2027, as shown and described in the State -mandated Budget Form No. 4 attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit B. SECTION III. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Canneth J. Lee, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of , 2026, at o'clock .m. Approved and signed by me on the .m. Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk day of , 2026, at o'clock James Mueller, Mayor City of South Bend, Indiana Prescribed by the Department of Local Govemment Finance Approved by the State Board of Accounts NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Budget Form No. 3 (Rev. 2019) Print 09/18/2026 02:01:59 PM The Notice to Taxpayers is available online at www,budgetnotices.in.gov or by calling (888) 739-9826. Complete details of budget estimates by fund and/or department may be seen by visiting the office of this unit of government at 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd 3rd Floor South Bend, IN 46601. Notice is hereby given to taxpayers of SOUTH BEND CIVIL CITY, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Indiana that the proper officers of SOUTH BEND CIVIL CITY will conduct a public hearing on the year 2027 budget. Following this meeting, any ten or more taxpayers may object to a budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing an objection petition with the proper officers of SOUTH BEND CIVIL CITY not more than seven days after the hearing. The objection petition must identify the provisions of the budget, tax rate, or tax levy to which taxpayers object. If a petition is filed, SOUTH BEND CIVIL CITY shall adopt with the budget a finding concerning the objections in the petition and testimony presented. Following the aforementioned hearing, the proper officers of SOUTH BEND CIVIL CITY will meet to adopt the following budget Public Hearing Date Public Hearing Time Public Hearing Location Monday, September 28, 2026 7:00 PM 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd 3rd Floor South Bend, IN 46601 Estimated Civil Max Levy Property Tax Cap Credit Estimate $123,598,666 $56,300,200 Adoption Meeting Date Adoption Meeting Time Adoption Meeting Location Monday, October 12, 2026 7:00 PM 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd 3rd Floor South Bend, IN 46601 Filed in Clerk's Oftice Sep 28, 2026 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN 1 Fund Name 2 Budget Estimate Maximum Excessive Levy Estimated Funds to Appeals be Raised (including appeals and levies exempt from maximum levy limitations) 5 Current Tax Levy 6 Levy Percentage Difference Column 3 /Column 5 0101 - GENERAL $109,472, 712 $99,151,275 $0 $93,490,613 6.05% 0341 FIRE PENSION $4,046,700 $0 $0 $0 0342 - POLICE PENSION $5,991,400 $0 $0 0706 - LOCAL ROAD & STREET $2,400,000 $0 $0 Page 1 0708 - MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY $19,925,363 $0 $0 0720 - MAJOR MOVES - $0 $0 $0 $0 TOLLROAD COUNTIES 1301 PARK & RECREATION $23,167, 344 $23,257,707 $0 $21,940,643 6.00% 1380 - PARK BOND $1,179,893 $1,207,000 $0 $1,151,763 4.80% 2379 - CUMULATIVE CAPITAL IMP (CIG TAX) $75,000 $0, $0 2391 - CUMULATIVE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT $500,000 1 $1,117,204 $o $1,239,684 -9.88% Totals $166,758,412 $124,733,186 $0 $117,822,703 Filed in Clerk's Office Sep 28, 2026 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN Page 2