# City budget public hearing draws no comment; council sets Oct. 8 vote

## What happened
The council held the public hearing required before it can vote on Appropriation 14-2026 — the ordinance authorizing (giving legal permission to spend) the city's 2027 operating budget — and Appropriation 15-2026, the 2027 sanitary (sewer utility) budget, then closed the hearing after no one from the public came forward to comment. [0:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=26)

Before adjourning, the council set the next two steps in the budget process: a Sept. 23 special budget meeting with the mayor and an additional participant whose name is unclear in the recording, with no public comment allowed, and a regular meeting on Oct. 8 to vote on the final budget and a related salary ordinance, when public comment will be allowed again. [41:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=2507)

## The outcome
No public comment was made; the hearing was closed and no vote was taken on either appropriation tonight. [0:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=40)

## Sources
- [Hearing opens on Appropriation 14-2026 and 15-2026, 0:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=26)
- [No public comment; hearing closed, 0:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=40)
- [Next budget meetings: Sept. 23 special session, Oct. 8 vote, 41:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiS7TwOKh8k&t=2507)

*Also known as: 2027 city budget · Appropriation 14-2026 · Appropriation 15-2026 · 2027 sanitary budget · city budget hearing · Terre Haute budget hearing*