Legal Notice – Revised Proposed Budget

In accordance with Council Resolution No. 96-2026 adopted on November 10, 2026, notice is hereby given that the Mayor’s 2027 Revised Proposed Budget for the City of Lancaster (containing reductions in expenditures of either more than 10% in the aggregate or 25% in an individual line item) will be available for public inspection beginning Monday, November 16, 2026, online at www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/budget-documents and in person at the City Clerk’s Office at Lancaster City Hall, 120 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 

The 2027 Revised Proposed Budget will identify and detail all proposed revisions to the budget previously presented and available for inspection. To facilitate public review, the revised budget document will be presented in a redline format, with all proposed changes clearly marked to distinguish them from the previously presented budget. In general, the changes can be categorized as:

• Updating the General Fund Revenues to reflect no proposed Real Estate Tax Increase, an amended Earned Income Tax rate, and amended use of General Fund Reserves.
• Providing corrected information about General Fund Reserve balances.
• Amending the Operational Budgets of Departments within the General Fund.

Questions and comments regarding the 2027 Revised Proposed Budget can be submitted through the City’s Engage Lancaster Website at enage.cityoflancasterpa.gov between November 16, 2026 and November 20, 2026. Thereafter, the City will publish a summary of the questions made on both the 2027 Proposed Budget and 2027 Revised Proposed Budget and answers as required by the Charter of the City of Lancaster. 

A previously announced and advertised, a Public Hearing regarding the proposed budget will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Nelson M. Polite Sr. City Council Chambers, Lancaster City Hall, 120 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA. The hearing is open to the public.

Any person with a disability requiring accommodation to attend or participate in the meeting referenced above should notify the City’s ADA/Section 504 Compliance Coordinator at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting by calling 717-291-4760 (Voice) or 717-291-4761 (TTY) and requesting accommodation assistance so that appropriate accommodation may be arranged.

Bernard W. Harris Jr.
City Clerk