Winfield voting on budget Oct. 20, with 4.5% employee raises

The Winfield Town Council will vote to adopt its 2026 budget at its Oct. 20 meeting.

There were no comments voiced from residents during the public hearing held Tuesday at the Winfield Municipal Complex.

The town council approved upon first reading a proposed $13.8 million budget, an amount that will likely be different after the budget goes on to the State Tax Board for its final approval, Winfield Clerk-Treasurer Michael Lambert said.

“We won’t know the exact amount until sometime in December,” Lambert said.

Lambert called the proposed budget “relatively unchanged except for employee raises.”

Across-the-board raises for town employees will be 4.5% for 2026, he said.

In conjunction with the budget hearing, the town council on Tuesday also held public hearings and approved upon first