BALTIMORE, MD (Monday, June 16, 2025) - Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott issued the following statement after the City Council passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget:

"This budget is the result of months of discussion, negotiation, and careful deliberation, and I want to thank the entire City Council for their partnership every step of the way. In recent weeks, we've worked together to make sure this final budget reflects the current and future needs of our residents, and takes into account the harmful and haphazard funding cuts we're facing from this federal administration.

"With those factors in mind, we worked alongside Council to amend this year's budget to include additional funding for key shared priorities, including $2 million to support our immigrant communities, $1 million for traffic calming projects throughout the city, $750,000 for implementation of curbside composting, funding to establish the Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing which will centralize and streamline many of the City's licensing processes, among other investments.

"Tonight, the City Council overwhelmingly voted to pass this budget. I'm grateful to leaders on the City Council and my team for their unwavering commitment to delivering a balanced, equitable budget, which I now look forward to signing into law."