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Plymouth’s $14.443M proposed 2027 General Fund puts biggest share toward public safety

According to Giant FM — Marshall County, Plymouth City Council members reviewed a proposed $14,443,030 General Fund budget for 2027 on Sept. 21, 2026, that allocates the largest share to public safety and lists department-level projects and equipment purchases.

BUSINESSINDY BRIEFBy BusinessIndy Editorial StaffCommentsPublished October 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM EDTOriginal reporting: September 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM EDT · Brief prepared from earlier coverage

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According to Giant FM — Marshall County, Plymouth City officials held a public hearing the week before Sept. 21, 2026, on a proposed $14,443,030 General Fund budget for 2027. City Clerk‑Treasurer Lynn Gorski walked the council through departmental budgets, including $4,828,470 for police and $3,948,490 for fire.

The draft lists department items such as four police cars at $85,000 each, five body cameras, eight radios, $130,000 for wages/benefits for a potential new officer, a $300,000 Water Street parking-lot paving allocation, and $18,100 for median flowers on North Michigan Street. The council expected to vote on the budget at its Sept. 28, 2026 meeting; if approved locally it will go to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance for review.

WHY IT MATTERS

This is the city’s spending plan that sets priorities for Plymouth government services and short-term purchases. The General Fund proposal identifies where the city expects to spend its money in 2027 — for example, policing and firefighting together account for the largest line items, while City Properties and engineering lists include discrete capital and maintenance projects such as parking-lot paving and streetscape engineering work.

A municipal budget determines which goods and services the city may buy and which positions or schedule changes it funds. For example, the proposal includes $300,000 to repave a parking lot and $18,100 for median landscaping; those are specific expenditures that could lead the city to solicit contractors or services if the budget is adopted. The fire-plan note about moving the Assistant Fire Chief to a daytime schedule and $162,000 in equipment signals internal staffing and gear changes that affect department operations.

Next steps to watch: the Plymouth City Council’s scheduled vote on Sept. 28, 2026, and the subsequent review by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF), which will either approve the budget as submitted or require cuts.

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