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Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2026.
(Public Hearing held 12/20/25)
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Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The revenues of the City of Pittsburgh derived from taxes and other sources for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026, as well as the unassigned and unrestricted general fund balance on hand at the close of business on December 31, 2025, are hereby appropriated in the general fund the sum of Six Hundred Seventy-Eight Million Thirty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars ($678,033,635) Six Hundred Ninety Three Million Two Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Six Hundred Seventy One Dollars ($693,235,671) to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh during the period beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026.
Section 2. The City Controller, the City Treasurer, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget are authorized to transfer a total of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) Twenty-One Million Dollars ($21,000,000) from the general fund to a PAYGO fund for use in the 2026 Capital Budget.
Section 3. All encumbrances and obligations incurred prior to January 1, 2026 for which services have been rendered or supplies, materials or equipment actually delivered on or prior to December 31, 2025 and so reported to the City Controller shall be charged to the proper 2025 appropriation accounts against which encumbrances have been originally charged. Said encumbrances shall either be paid or cleared by the City Controller per the City's encumbrance policy.
Section 4. No liability shall be incurred against any appropriation line item in excess of the budgeted amount, with the exception of payroll and benefits as required by collective bargaining agreements and ...
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