Overview
Canandaigua’s 2026 General Fund appropriations total $22,462,628, including $2,965,169 transferred to the Capital Reserve. The tax levy is $8,156,074.80, up 9.99% from $7,415,178 in 2025, at a tax rate of $6.994 per $1,000 (up 8.96% from $6.418) on an assessed value of $1,165,954,168. Across all funds the 2026 budget totals $63,128,764 in expenditures against $61,755,686 in revenues.
Source: City of Canandaigua 2026 Adopted Master Budget Document.
At a glance
Headline budget and funds
General Fund: revenues $21,617,937 + interfund transfers in $290,000 = $21,907,937 available against expenditures $19,497,459 + transfers out $2,965,169 = $22,462,628, a gap of $844,691 drawn from fund balance (ending General Fund balance $6,468,605 in the document’s presentation).
| General Fund expenditures | $19,497,459 |
| General Fund transfers to Capital Reserve | $2,965,169 |
| General Fund appropriations | $22,462,628 |
Major funds (expenditures as printed).
| Water Fund | $7,133,622 |
| Sewer Fund | $8,226,334 |
| Capital Fund | $8,296,892 |
| Debt Service Fund | $1,954,769 |
| Total, all funds — expenditures | $63,128,764 |
Tax facts: assessed value 2026 $1,165,954,168 (up 0.95% from $1,154,949,950); average property tax bill $1,928.91 (up 8.96% from $1,770.21); minimum quarterly water bill $71.00 (up 10.94%) and sewer bill $82.00 (up 13.89%); the tax levy limit available for 2026 was $7,641,427 against the proposed levy of $8,156,075 — the levy exceeds the cap calculation shown in the document, and this page does not characterize any override action because the document does not state one.
Source: City of Canandaigua 2026 Adopted Master Budget Document.
Elected officials
| Mayor | Bob Palumbo |
| Council, Ward 1 | Michael Mills |
| Council, Ward 2 | Guy Turchetti |
| Council, Ward 3 | Donna Cator |
| Council, Ward 4 | Erich Dittmar |
| Council, At Large | Sim Covington |
| Council, At Large | Thomas Lyon |
| Council, At Large | Doug Merrill |
| Council, At Large | Gwen Van Laeken |
| City Manager | John D. Goodwin |
| Treasurer / Finance Director | Nancy Abdallah |
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Canandaigua, 2026 Adopted Master Budget Document. 2026 Adopted Master Budget Document.
- Sum checks: General Fund expenditures plus transfers exact ($19,497,459 + $2,965,169 = $22,462,628); all-funds revenues $61,755,686 against expenditures $63,128,764 as printed (gap $1,373,078).
- What is not claimed: no council vote count is cited; the document’s summary tables are labeled “PROPOSED” inside an adopted-master file (see basis notice); no override characterization is made for the levy-vs-cap difference.
- 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.