Kittanning council adopts 2026 budget; may reopen in January for revenue ideas

The Kittanning Borough Council voted Dec. 29 to adopt the 2026 borough budget as published, a unanimous action recorded in the meeting minutes.

Council member Chris Schiano told colleagues the budget can be reopened in January to consider additional revenue ideas and that Gary Moser will attend the council’s Jan. 5, 2026 meeting to discuss the borough’s garbage invoicing process. Council members discussed interest in bringing garbage billing in-house and separating garbage invoices from sewage billing, but no formal action on that proposal was taken at the Dec. 29 meeting.

The meeting record shows routine procedural approvals before the budget vote: the Dec. 29 agenda and the minutes of the Dec. 8 special meeting were approved. The minutes record the budget adoption motion as made and carried; the transcript shows the motion credited to Gerald Shuster and records no opposition.

The council scheduled follow-up discussion for Jan. 5, 2026, when staff and the invited consultant are expected to present details on garbage invoicing options and any financial implications for the borough.