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GREENVILLE, N.C. — Increases in funding for public safety, affordable housing, infrastructure, and City employees are among the highlights of the City of Greenville operating budget that was approved Monday night.
The total City budget of $530.4 million for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 was unanimously approved. It includes City operating funds of $194.9 million, $330 million for Greenville Utilities Commission, $2.3 million for the Convention & Visitors Authority, and $3.1 million for Sheppard Memorial Library.
The City's spending plan maintains the current property tax rate of 39.54 cents per $100 of property value, which is among the lowest in North Carolina among peer cities.
Among the highlights of the City's approved operating budget are:
- More than half of the total spending is dedicated to public safety
- $250,000 in pedestrian safety projects
- $750,000 for 12 additional Fire/Rescue positions
- $100,000 in additional funding to support ADA and sidewalk improvements
- $3.5 million in annual funding for the City's Pavement Management Program
- $500,000 in citywide economic development partnership
- $450,000 in local funding to support CDBG and Housing Initiatives
- $300,000 in new funding to support the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan
- $800,000 in funding to enhance the beautification of the city
- An average 3.25% wage increase for City employees
- Support for more than 50 special events
Below is a list of all actions taken by the City Council during its June 8 regular meeting:
Consent Agenda
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Item 3: Approval of Minutes (Unanimously approved)
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Item 4: Ordinance Requested by the Fire/Rescue Department to Amend City Code Part II, Title 5, Chapter 2, Section 34(C)(3) (Unanimously approved)
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Item 5: Resolution Accepting Dedication of Rights-of-Way and Easements for Cobblestone, Phase 2, Section 2 (Unanimously approved)
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Item 6: Ordinance and Reimbursement Resolution Amending Greenville Utilities Commission's FY 2025-2026 Budget and Various Capital Project Budgets (Unanimously approved)
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Item 7: Municipal Agreement with North Carolina Department of Transportation for Evans Street Widening Project (U-2817) (Unanimously approved)
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Item 8: Municipal Agreement with North Carolina Department of Transportation for the North-South Connector Project (Unanimously approved)
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Item 9: Amendment One to Service Agreement with SoundThinking, Inc., Parent Company for ShotSpotter (Unanimously approved)
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Item 10: Contract Award for Professional Services for 2026 On-Call Land Surveying Services (Unanimously approved)
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Item 11: Contract Award for the 2026 Stormwater Repairs Project and Approval of Task Order #3 for Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) and Construction Materials Testing (CMT) On-Call Contract (Unanimously approved)
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Item 12: Contract Award for Janitorial Services for Various City Facilities (Unanimously approved)
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Item 13: Contract for Services with The Ferguson Group for FY 2026-2027 (Unanimously approved)
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Item 14: Contract for Services with the Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge for FY 2026-2027 (Unanimously approved)
New Business - Public Hearings
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Item 15: Public Hearing and Adoption of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 City of Greenville Budget, Including the FY 2026-2027 Manual of Fees and Also Including Sheppard Memorial Library, the Pitt-Greenville Convention & Visitors Authority, and Greenville Utilities Commission Budgets (Unanimously approved)
Other Items of Business
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Item 16: Presentation by Boards and Commissions: Environmental Advisory Commission (Presentation received)
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Item 17: 2026-2027 Memorandum of Understanding with Pitt Community College for Affordable Housing Units Under the 50-in-10 Initiative (Unanimously approved)
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Item 18: Award of Contract for Pitt Community College House Setup and Site Development Services for 703 West Fifth Street and 705 West Fifth Street as Part of the 50-in-10 Affordable Housing Initiative (Unanimously approved)
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Item 19: Award of Professional Services Contract for the Development of the Greenville MPO Active Transportation Plan 2026 Update (Unanimously approved)
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Item 20: Award of Professional Services Contract for the Development of the Greenville MPO Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (Unanimously approved)
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Item 21: Budget Ordinance (#11) Amending the 2025-2026 General Fund (Ordinance #25-020), Capital Project Management Fund (Ordinance #24-040), Facilities Improvement Fund (Ordinance #25-020), Engineering Capital Projects Fund (Ordinance#20-019), Special Revenue Grant Fund (Ordinance #11-003), Recreation & Parks Capital Project Fund (Ordinance #17-024), and Fleet Maintenance Fund (Ordinance #25-020) (Unanimously approved)
*Supporting documentation and additional details about the agenda items.
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