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Mayor Tommy Battle introduces budget for 2026 fiscal year

Published on September 10, 2025

Mayor Tommy Battle will introduce the City’s proposed 2026 fiscal year budget to City Council at the Thursday, Sept. 11 meeting, prioritizing quality of life amenities while providing more money for road construction and maintenance and additional public safety personnel.

The Mayor proposed operating budget is $343,723,103, which includes $30,417,499 for 60 outside agencies and rolls forward $7,854,424 in savings from the 2025 fiscal year budget.

“This budget reflects the growth of the City of Huntsville and our community’s needs that come out of that growth,” Mayor Battle said. “The City operates frugally and the money we are saving in the 2025 fiscal year can roll back into the budget for the upcoming year.”

As the City grows in both population and land space, the budget authorizes the addition of 10 Huntsville Police employees. With three new recreation centers opening in the 2026 fiscal year, the budget also increases funding for 31 new Parks & Recreation employees to serve those portions of our community.

“We are ensuring we have the best public safety to serve and protect our residents,” Mayor Battle said. “At the same time, we are continuing to provide more and better quality of life assets both through Parks & Recreation and expanding and maintaining our road network so residents can spend more time with their family and friends.”

Departmental Funding Highlights of the Proposed FY26 Budget

  • More than $18 million in street resurfacing
  • New road construction improvement projects totaling $29.25 million
  • Renovations at Dr. Richard Showers, Sr., Recreation Center and Goldsmith-Schiffman Field
  • Road improvements and construction for Old Big Cove Road, Swancott Road, Winchester Road, Resolute Way (I-565 to Redstone Arsenal), Holmes Avenue and Old Monrovia Road
  • Commercial redevelopment along Memorial Parkway North
  • Phase I of North Huntsville Greenway
  • Redevelopment investments for Choice Neighborhood Initiative (Mill Creek), Cummings Research Park and Ditto Landing
  • 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for City employees
  • Improvements at Huntsville Depot Park
  • Expansion of Big Spring Park East

The City Council will discuss the budget during a work session on Friday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. at City Hall and is expected to vote on the budget during their regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 5:30 p.m.

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