Ypsilanti City Budget

Ypsilanti is facing a nearly $1.9 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. The City Council is asking the administration to find some savings to reduce the amount of dollars they will need to take out of the city’s Fund Balance. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council will get a look at the next proposed budget this evening. It includes dipping into the General Fund for some needed infrastructure improvements. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Approving funding to establish a Community Responder Program in Ypsilanti will have to wait for the budget process. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council has sent a Charter Amendment ballot initiative to Governor Gretchen Whitmer that would require voter approval for any increases in the police department budget. But it’s still a long way from going before voters in November. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council tonight is expected to forward ballot language to the Washtenaw County Clerk and Governor tonight. But what wording gets sent along is still in question. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council created a stabilization, or “rainy day”, fund to help deal with financial emergencies. But it still needs to set the guidelines for the conditions it can be used. The issue is expected to be discussed during today’s Council Finance Committee meeting. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council passed a new $53 million budget Wednesday morning while able to protect recycling and youth programs. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council tonight will be working to finalize a budget tonight with some amendments and possible spending reductions on the agenda. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti City Council will not vote on the next fiscal year budget tonight. As WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports, the vote will be taken in June on a spending plan that would, again, dip into the city's Fund Balance.

The Ypsilanti City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night to increase the target for its budget stabilization, or “rainy day” fund. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.