Huber Heights commission preliminarily proposes $20,000 for 2027 budget

The Huber Heights Culture and Diversity Citizen Action Commission met Oct. 1 and, after reviewing past-year spending, agreed to present a preliminary $20,000 request for the commission's 2027 budget to city staff for further review.

Chair (speaker 2) said the commission would ‘‘give Aaron a number of, like, 20,000’’ as a preliminary figure while continuing to gather more detailed records from staff. Presenter (speaker 6) summarized historical totals for the commission, saying, "For 2025, we came in at almost 38,000, and I think 2026 we're at about 17,000." Those figures prompted members to ask for line-item detail and sponsor revenue to better estimate net costs.

Members agreed not to vote on a final number that night and to request electronic ledgers and sponsor reports from staff (Aaron and Molly) so commissioners could reconcile expenses and revenues before the November meeting. The commission expects staff to return with an itemized expense ledger and a list of sponsors and vendor fees to determine the final 2027 request.