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Albany, New York

Unofficial demonstration dashboard for the City of Albany, New York, built from the city’s 2026 Adopted Budget.

Basis — read this first: Every figure on this page comes from the City of Albany 2026 Adopted Budget (adoption ordinance 27.101.25, adopting the FY2026 budget as presented by the Mayor on October 1, 2025). Property-tax presentation, disclosed: the budget summary shows $64,555,000 to be raised by realty taxes, while the revenue-breakdown table shows property tax of $64,305,000 — the $250,000 difference is the allowance for tax certiorari shown in the revenue detail; this page uses the $64,305,000 net figure in the revenue breakdown and the $64,555,000 gross figure in the summary. Context: the NY State Comptroller’s budget review B26-5-8 (September 30, 2026) later found the city’s FY2025 and FY2026 revenue and expenditure estimates “not reasonable” — that review does not change the adopted figures shown here.

Overview

The City of Albany’s FY2026 adopted General Fund budget totals $228,408,909, up from $221,709,865 in FY2025. General Fund revenues of $163,853,909 plus $64,555,000 to be raised by realty taxes balance expenditures of $228,408,909 exactly. The Water Fund adds $68,546,492 and the Youth & Workforce Services Fund $3,819,405, for an operating total of $300,774,806 across the three funds (arithmetic sum, not a printed total).

Source: City of Albany 2026 Adopted Budget.

At a glance

$228,408,909
General Fund budget, FY2026 Adopted (FY2025: $221,709,865)
$64,555,000
To be raised by realty taxes (gross)
$66,383,999
Police Department appropriation
$44,005,947
Fire & Emergency Services appropriation
$68,546,492
Water Fund

Headline budget — revenues and expenditures

General Fund revenues, FY2026 vs. FY2025 — sums exactly to $228,408,909.

State Aid$21,330,862
Capital City Funding$20,700,000
19A PILOT$15,000,000
Federal Aid$3,990,171
Sales & Use Tax$50,358,000
Property Tax (net of $250,000 certiorari allowance)$64,305,000
Other PILOTs & Taxes$6,576,000
Landfill Income$4,470,000
Departmental Income$26,966,400
Inter-Fund Transfers$4,576,000
All Other$10,136,476
Total General Fund revenues$228,408,909

General Fund expenditures by category — sums exactly.

Wages$104,276,320
Retirement$19,974,217
FICA$7,800,684
Health Insurance & Other Benefits$17,913,740
Retiree Health Insurance & Medicare$13,024,000
Workers Compensation$3,527,000
Operating Expenses$39,432,948
Albany for All$1,000,000
Debt Service$21,135,000
Interfund Transfers$325,000
Total General Fund expenditures$228,408,909

Largest departmental appropriations: Police $66,383,999; Fire & Emergency Services $44,005,947; Public Works $18,548,689; General Services $5,116,154; Waste Collection/Recycling $5,054,369.

Source: City of Albany 2026 Adopted Budget, budget summaries.

Elected officials

Mayor (per budget cover)Dr. Dorcey L. Applyrs
Budget DirectorGideon Grande
NoteThe mayor’s letter in the budget book is outgoing Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s farewell letter; the cover names Mayor Applyrs

Sources & notes

  • Only source used: City of Albany, 2026 Adopted Budget. 2026 Adopted Budget. Context: NY State Comptroller budget review B26-5-8 (September 30, 2026), City of Albany – Budget Review.
  • Sum checks: revenue breakdown exact ($228,408,909); expenditure categories exact ($228,408,909); summary financing exact ($163,853,909 + $64,555,000 = $228,408,909); departmental summary total exact ($228,408,909).
  • What is not claimed: the $300,774,806 three-fund total is an arithmetic sum, not a printed total; the OSC review’s reasonableness finding is context, not a restatement of the adopted figures.
  • Jurisdiction palette: No verified New York jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.

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