2027 Budget Work Session - Building & Environmental Services Community Service Area

Dayton City Government’s 2027 Budget Work Session for the Building & Environmental Services Community Service Area was held October 22, 2026. The CSA’s proposed budget was described as increasing about 1.2% ($1.8 million) overall, with changes driven partly by staffing shifts, inflation-related fleet, fuel and utility costs, and adjustments to capital plans. The session reviewed program budgets including Waste Collection ($12.8 million), Water Supply and Treatment ($36.5 million), Water Reclamation (just over $28 million), and Sustainability ($289,500). Water capital funding was reduced from 2026 levels as the city adjusts its capital replacement plan, while water and wastewater upgrades are expected to proceed under the utilities’ master plans, supported in part by grants and loans through OWDA and DEFA.

Procurement- and investment-related items included added Building Services funding for Accela software-as-a-service and electronic document review; the shift to digital plan submissions, which is expected to reduce printing costs for applicants; an $11,000 Fire Department technology allocation for CAT6 cabling and Wi-Fi antennas at 12 stations; and a new airport police vehicle. The city also reported that the 49.9-megawatt Gem City solar project is expected to begin construction in 2027, and discussed grant-supported recycling and housing-efficiency initiatives, as well as a Safe Streets for All grant effort to explore traffic-signal preemption for emergency vehicles. Fire Station 15 is being renovated, and officials noted substantial recent investment in fire apparatus and stations. No contract awards, procurement votes, or spending motions were identified; the session was a budget review and included discussion of possible future use of private contractors for some inspections.