Indianapolis City-County Council passes $1.9B budget for 2027

On Oct. 19, 2026 the City-County Council approved a $1.9 billion budget for 2027, passing the final measure 15-5, according to WFYI and the council’s Granicus video archive. The ordinance will now go back to Mayor Joe Hogsett for his approval.

The budget directs the largest portion of spending to public safety and includes funding for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the Indianapolis Fire Department, the Office of Public Health and Safety and the Marion County Emergency Services Agency. WFYI reported councilors’ reactions: Democrat Carlos Perkins said he would vote for the budget while pushing to find other funding approaches for public safety; Democrat Andy Nielsen described conversations between the majority caucus and the mayor’s office; Republican Michael Paul Hart said he had been “voting against everything this evening.” LiveFree Indiana demonstrators gathered outside the City-County Building ahead of the vote, WFYI reported. WFYI also noted some budgeted road-repair funding can unlock state dollars.

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