Overview
Ketchikan’s adopted 2026 General Government budget appropriates $192,920,436 across all General Government funds, of which the General Fund is $41,382,474. Inside the General Fund, Police ($8,274,655) and Fire ($6,620,784) are the largest departments, and appropriated reserves of $5,068,588 are the single largest General Fund line — the resolution appropriates reserves alongside spending, so the General Fund total is an appropriation total, not a spending-only total. The enterprise funds (wastewater and the port) dominate the all-funds picture at $75,492,632, reflecting a cruise-port city: the Ketchikan Port Fund alone appropriates $54,036,505 including $30,657,315 in appropriated reserves. Ketchikan Public Utilities, budgeted separately under Resolution 25-2997 (passed December 18, 2025, $78,907,910), is excluded from every total on this page.
Source: City of Ketchikan GG Budget Update No. 27, revised Resolution No. 25-2996 (December 18, 2025 council packet); budget book listed on the city finance page.
At a glance
Revenue
The General Fund appropriation is a resolution total: department appropriations plus transfers plus appropriated reserves. The nineteen lines below re-add exactly to $41,382,474.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Police | $8,274,655 |
| Fire | $6,620,784 |
| Appropriated reserves | $5,068,588 |
| Public Works — Engineering | $3,035,995 |
| Finance | $2,814,370 |
| Information Technology | $2,694,777 |
| Public Works — Streets | $2,591,898 |
| Library | $1,993,731 |
| Museum | $1,666,189 |
| City Manager | $1,487,920 |
| Transfers | $1,097,355 |
| Civic Center | $950,150 |
| Public Works — Garage | $937,325 |
| Public Works — Building Maintenance | $781,541 |
| City Clerk | $603,621 |
| City Attorney | $398,690 |
| Mayor and Council | $220,245 |
| Public Works — Cemetery | $130,315 |
| Public Health | $14,325 |
| Total adopted General Fund appropriation | $41,382,474 |
Spending
Beyond the General Fund, the resolution appropriates six further fund groups. Together with the General Fund they re-add exactly to $192,920,436.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| General Government enterprise funds (wastewater + port) | $75,492,632 |
| Other special revenue funds | $32,813,391 |
| Public Works Sales Tax Fund | $13,933,260 |
| Capital project funds | $13,146,032 |
| Hospital Sales Tax Fund | $12,105,781 |
| General Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund | $4,046,866 |
| Total adopted General Government appropriations | $192,920,436 |
Sources & notes
- Source used: City of Ketchikan Resolution No. 25-2996 (revised, December 18, 2025 council packet, GG Budget Update No. 27, file MGR25-742) — Sections 2–8 appropriations and the Finance Department’s 2026 Revenues and Appropriations Report reflecting council action through December 15, 2025 Read the source document. The 2026 General Government Operating & Capital Budget book is listed on the city finance page, but its PDF returned an empty response to text retrieval twice and could not be extracted; the resolution, which adopts the book by reference, is the basis instead.
- Sum checks: General Fund lines sum to $41,382,474; fund groups $41,382,474 + $75,492,632 + $32,813,391 + $13,933,260 + $13,146,032 + $12,105,781 + $4,046,866 = $192,920,436; enterprise check $13,490,946 (wastewater) + $54,036,505 (port) + $7,965,181 (port repair & replacement) = $75,492,632.
- Adoption disclosure: the council adopted a motion approving Resolution 25-2996 on November 24, 2025, and the revised resolution reflects amendments through December 15, 2025. The packet memo cautions that amendments after December 15, 2025 could require a further revised resolution; any such revision is not reflected here.
- Scope disclosures: appropriated reserves are included in the resolution totals as appropriated — they are not spending. Ketchikan Public Utilities (Resolution 25-2997, passed December 18, 2025, $78,907,910) is a separate utility budget and is excluded from every total on this page.
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