{"id":186878,"date":"2026-05-08T04:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186878\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:56:08","slug":"cadiz-city-council-unveils-first-reading-of-2026-27-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186878\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadiz City Council Unveils First Reading Of 2026-27 Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following months of preparation and planning through a budget committee, the Cadiz City Council observed first reading of its anticipated 2026-27 budget Thursday night \u2014 revealing a tight, nearly-balanced ledger.<\/p>\n

According to Administrative Officer Jack Lingenfelter and council members:<\/p>\n

+ General fund revenue will crest $4.8 million, with expenditures landing around $4.4 million, leaving about $375,000 for carryover into 2027-28.<\/p>\n

+ And water fund revenue will crest $2.9 million, with expenditures landing around $2.8 million, leaving less than $80,000 for carryover into 2027-28.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the City of Cadiz had a projected revenue of $4.26 million, but actually saw $4.5 million, meaning officials believe at least $300,000 more is coming this way.<\/p>\n

According to a new personnel and pay classification plan, which still needs a second reading and final approval, several key city positions and their compensation ranges have been clarified, but do remain dependent on training and other potential incentives:<\/p>\n

*Assistant City Clerk makes between $28,000 and $51,000.
*City Clerk and Administrative Officer make between $35,000 and $85,000.
*An Event Coordinator, no longer a Main Street Manager, would make between $10,000 and $42,000.
*A Finance Director will make between $37,000 and $64,000.
*An intern could be hired at $14-to-$16\/hr.
*Parks And Recreation Director can make between $31,000 and $61,000.
*Police Chief will make between $62,000 and $74,000.
*Police Major will make between $58,000 and $70,000.
*Police Officer will make between $49,000 and $60,000.
*Public Works Director will make between $43,000 and $94,000.
*Assistant Public Works Director will come under a stipend, valued between $4,000 and $20,000.
*And Water Department Clerk will make between $27,000 and $52,000.<\/p>\n

Among the city\u2019s expected expenditures include:
*A total $35,250 for Mayor, including the position\u2019s pay, some travel and an allotment for special projects.
*A $600,000 payout of restaurant tax, back to the Cadiz-Trigg County Tourist Commission.
*A $300,000 employer\u2019s retirement expense.
*A $180,000 cost for Kentucky League of Cities Insurance.
*A $250,000 cost for administrative payroll, and $31,000 for city council payroll.
*More than $670,000 for Police Department payroll.
*More than $320,000 for Street Department payroll.
*More than $25,000 for Fire Department payroll.
*And $10,000 set aside for economic incentives.<\/p>\n

A line item labeled \u201cAdministration LOAN PAYMENT\u201d is zero for 2026-27.<\/p>\n

The second reading of this budget is expected during a special-called session at 5 PM, Tuesday, May 19, or May Primary evening.<\/p>\n

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In other council news:<\/p>\n

+ Following approval from the council, the Cadiz-Trigg County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Center regarding a proposed annexation and zoning change tied to industrial development in Cadiz. Commission members will hear public comments concerning a request to annex nearly 50 acres adjacent to \u201cThe Spec Building\u201d and rezone the property to I-2 Heavy Industrial. The land includes Lot 9, located west of Kentucky 276 about two-tenths of a mile north of U.S. 68 and just west of Interstate 24. Officials said the area is adjacent to Lot 8 at 322 International Drive, which is currently zoned I-1 Industrial.<\/p>\n

+ Council members closed with executive session, for deliberations based on the future acquisition and\/or sale of real property by a real agency, but only when publicity would be likely to affect said property\u2019s value. No action was taken.<\/p>\n

+ And \u201cTake Kids Fishing\u201d Day is scheduled for 9 AM until noon Saturday, June 6 at West Cadiz Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following months of preparation and planning through a budget committee, the Cadiz City Council observed first reading of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-186878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}