ROCHESTER, N.Y. – On Tuesday, the Rochester City Council approved the Mayor’s $680 million 2025-26 City Budget in a 6-3 vote. President Meléndez, Vice President Harris, and Councilmembers Gruber, Lightfoot, Monroe, and Patterson each voted in favor of the budget.
The budget totals $680,455, $27 million less than last year’s adopted budget. Undistributed funds account for the largest portion of expenses in the budget, followed by the Rochester Police Department and the City’s Department of Environmental Services.
Before the budget was passed, the City Council voted to add three resolutions of budgetary intent, including $1 million toward affordable housing, community development, neighborhood safety, family services, and youth development.
The Council also approved $250,000 toward housing and emergency assistance for the Rochester LGBTQIA+, immigrant, and refugee communities.
Other funding approvals include $220,000 for programs that assist homeowners with urgent repairs and help seniors safely age in place; $80,000 toward the development of the Thomas P. Ryan R-Center playground; $63,000 to support youth jobs for summer literacy programs; and $45,000 towards the City’s Culture and Heritage Committees, which includes the creation of an LGBTQIA+ Culture and Heritage Committee.
The budget will take effect on July 1, 2025.
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