2026 Manager's Recommended Budget

Explore Our Budget

Mt. Lebanon Municipality’s Digital Budget Book provides our community with an easy-to-use version of our annual publication. Use this site to browse all the departments and projects that support our Municipality.

Get on outline of the budget process here.

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Public Hearings

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Public Hearing on Manager’s Recommended Budget
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Public Hearing on Commission revisions to the Manager’s Recommended Budget.
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All Public Hearing Times: 8 p.m.

Location: Municipal Building, Commission Chambers, 710 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

Budget Review Sessions

Budget review sessions are held publicly and streamed live through Zoom. The public is not permitted to interact. Sessions are available on demand on this website the following business day. Please see agendas here and details below.

Thursday, November 13, 2025 CANCELED

All meeting times: 6 to 9 p.m.

Location: Municipal Building, Room C, 710 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

Budget Details

Click on any of the links to read and view specific areas of our budget.

Budget Message

The municipal manager, Keith McGill, is responsible for submitting a balanced budget to the Commission by November 1st of every year. The budget presented is the manager’s recommendation. His message to the Resident’s and Commission is linked below.

2026 Budget Message

Summary Information

Budget Recap

Budget Comparison

Budget Comparison by Object

General Fund Comparison

Service Levels

General Government

Community Development

Capital Budget

Capital Improvements

Supplemental Information

Debt Service

Special Revenue Funds

2026 Proposed Bond Issue

The 2026 Manager’s Recommended Budget proposes completion of several capital improvements to municipal facilities financed through a bond issue of $6,000,000 to be paid over 10+ years. Those projects are listed below:

Project	Project Cost
Activate Uptown – LRT Portal	221,000
Clint Seymour Field Lighting	1,788,250
Middle and Seymour Fields Turf and Fence Replacement*	1,310,000
Cedar Boulevard Parking Lot Phase II	456,440
Library Revitalization^	1,540,000
Sunset Hills Park Phase II	1,710,000

* Use of Assigned Fund Balance of $521,000 will offset project costs.
^ Grant funds of $750,000 applied for Library Project.

2026 Service Level Ranking

Rank	Functional Area	Decision Unit	Decision Package	Level	Cost
1	Debt Service	Debt Service	Required Debt Payments	1/2	3,324,940
2	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Minimum Patrol Service	1/6	3,798,720
3	Public Works	Refuse Collection	Weekly Refuse Collection and Bi-Weekly Recycling	1/2	3,634,770
4	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Emergency Sewer Line Repairs	1/4	141,950
5	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Full Volunteer Company	1/9	620,760
6	General Government	General Management	Basic Services	1/5	341,320
7	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Minimum Response	1/5	518,610
8	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Treasury Management	1/6	35,920
9	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Earned Income Tax Collection	2/6	202,700
10	General Government	Employment Benefits	State Pension Contribution	1/2	1,479,630
11	General Government	Legal Services	General Services	1/2	307,310
12	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Real Estate Tax Collection	3/6	132,230
13	Community Development	Engineering Services	Basic Engineering	1/1	42,450
14	General Government	Financial Management	Basic Service	1/3	555,160
15	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Emergency Sewer Line Repairs	1/4	63,230
16	Public Safety	Police Administration	Minimum Administration	1/5	313,180
17	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Weekday Career Staffing	2/9	767,210
18	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Reactive Patrol Service	2/6	1,023,120
19	Capital	Capital Improvements	Sanitary Sewer Improvements	1/22	4,870,000
20	General Government	Information Services	Systems Administration	1/5	463,690
21	Community Development	Building Inspection	Minimum Inspection	1/3	385,650
22	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Emergency Patching	1/10	178,590
23	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Local Services Tax Collection	4/6	7,650
24	General Government	Insurance	Comprehensive Coverage	1/1	607,350
25	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Basic Administration	1/5	344,640
26	Public Works	Traffic Signs and Painting	Damaged Sign Replacements	1/3	106,740
27	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Traffic Signal Maintenance	1/6	157,470
28	General Government	Employment Benefits	Other Non-allocated Benefits	2/2	5,780
29	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Liened Real Estate Tax Collection	5/6	2,500
30	Public Works	Street Lighting	Arterial Streets and Parks	1/4	87,120
31	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Arterial Streets	2/5	33,210
32	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Support Service	1/4	259,400
33	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Cleaning and Inspection Program	2/4	141,220
34	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Minimum Maintenance	2/4	59,230
35	Public Safety	Fire Protection	24-Hour Career Staffing	3/9	1,214,230
36	Public Works	Municipal Building	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/5	266,240
37	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Intermediate Patrol Service	3/6	726,760
38	Public Works	Equipment Maintenance	General Maintenance and Basic Repair Service	1/3	562,820
39	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/4	348,140
40	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Assignment Level	1/6	284,340
41	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Mowing and Refuse Control	1/11	415,700
42	Human Services	Library	Basic Appropriation	1/4	1,383,860
43	Public Works	Library Building	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/3	236,750
44	Public Works	Public Works Building	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/8	165,850
45	Capital	Capital Improvements	Street Reconstruction	2/22	2,275,000
46	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/4	44,010
47	Recreation	Ice Rink	Basic Operation	1/4	1,404,780
48	Recreation	Swimming Center	Full Operation	1/8	680,220
49	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Evidence-Property Control/Court Liaison	2/6	182,590
50	Public Works	Forestry	Tree Removal and Maintenance	1/6	201,590
51	Public Works	Library Building	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/3	39,000
52	Public Safety	Animal Control	Mt. Lebanon Animal Control	1/3	136,280
53	Public Works	Traffic Signs and Painting	School Zone and Street Painting	2/3	60,380
54	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Repairs and General Maintenance	2/11	177,260
55	General Government	Office Services	Full Office Service	1/2	106,160
56	Public Works	Municipal Building	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/5	33,410
57	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Proactive Services	4/9	1,087,490
58	Recreation	Golf Course	Minimum Operation	1/6	474,070
59	Recreation	Racket Center	Outdoor Operations	1/9	393,220
60	Recreation	Recreation Management	Program Assistance	1/4	382,730
61	Recreation	Community Center	Basic Service	1/3	203,670
62	General Government	Financial Management	Administrative Support	2/3	5,810
63	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Municipal Property	1/5	14,510
64	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Minimum Traffic Engineering	2/6	29,500
65	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Basic Repair	2/10	384,100
66	Public Safety	School Crossing Protection	Crossing Guards	1/3	500,890
67	Public Safety	Traffic Safety	Basic Traffic Enforcement	1/3	359,960
68	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Operating Superintendent	2/5	116,320
69	Public Works	Street Lighting	Collector Streets	2/4	137,280
70	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Salt Boxes and Sidewalks	3/5	91,710
71	Public Safety	Traffic Safety	Increased Traffic Enforcement and Supervision	2/3	400,680
72	Public Works	Public Works Building	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/8	24,360
73	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/4	10,710
74	Public Works	Curbs	Repairs and Patching	1/5	17,210
75	Public Safety	Medical Rescue Team South Authority	MRTSA Appropriation	1/1	835,120
76	Public Safety	Animal Control	Basic Cooperative Coverage	2/3	263,190
77	Community Development	Civic Activities	Holiday Celebrations	1/5	8,870
78	Public Works	Planting Areas	Washington Road	1/2	11,000
79	Recreation	Seasonal Programs	Full Program	1/1	502,460
80	General Government	Public Information Office	Municipal Information	1/6	214,790
81	Public Safety	Police Administration	Police Administration	2/5	287,520
82	Public Safety	Animal Control	Expanded Cooperative Coverage	3/3	174,760
83	Community Development	Planning	Basic Service	1/2	133,310
84	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Current Sewer Line Repairs	3/4	213,220
85	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Current Maintenance Service	3/4	145,020
86	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Maintenance Service	4/4	351,140
87	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Video Testing	4/4	49,980
88	Public Works	Municipal Building	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/5	21,350
89	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Proactive Patrol Service	4/6	797,650
90	Public Safety	Community Outreach Unit	Basic Program	1/3	213,990
91	Public Works	Street Sweeping	Leaf Collection	1/5	350,380
92	Public Works	Traffic Signs and Painting	Sign Replacement	3/3	72,370
93	Recreation	Racket Center	Platform Tennis Facility Basic Operation	2/9	34,760
94	Public Works	Library Building	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/3	17,150
95	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Arterial Pedestrian Routes	2/5	39,390
96	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Eight Crews	4/5	214,400
97	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	General Traffic Engineering	3/6	17,500
98	Public Works	Curbs	Basic Reconstruction	2/5	106,680
99	Public Works	Forestry	Basic Tree Trimming	2/6	226,920
100	Recreation	Golf Course	Full Operations	2/6	195,720
101	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Local Street Program	3/5	127,640
102	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Systematic Repair	3/10	118,760
103	Public Works	Forestry	Replacement Planting	3/6	196,200
104	Human Services	Outreach Program	Municipal Support	1/1	120,000
105	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Preventative Signal Maintenance	4/6	5,380
106	General Government	Public Information Office	Digital and Online Services	2/6	149,440
107	Public Works	Street Sweeping	Complete Leaf Collection	2/5	124,820
108	Public Safety	Emergency Management	Maintenance and Management of Emergency Operations Facilities	1/2	54,590
109	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Youth Service	3/6	175,700
110	Capital	Capital Improvements	Storm Water Management	3/22	690,880
111	Human Services	Community Organizations	Required RAD Payment	1/4	15,000
112	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Street Crack Repairs	4/10	18,000
113	Public Safety	School Crossing Protection	Year-round Supervision	2/3	84,040
114	Public Works	Street Lighting	Limited Midblock Lighting	3/4	46,800
115	Public Works	Curbs	Systematic Reconstruction	3/5	44,520
116	Public Works	Street Sweeping	Contractual Business District Sweeping	3/5	14,000
117	Public Works	Planting Areas	High Visibility Plantings	2/2	27,690
118	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Additional Systematic Repair	5/10	150,590
119	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Brick Restoration	6/10	75,330
120	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Supervision	4/6	204,540
121	Community Development	Building Inspection	Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer	2/3	84,730
122	Public Safety	Police Administration	Full Police Administration	3/5	203,830
123	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Police Information System	2/4	82,410
124	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Fire & Life Safety Education Program	5/9	157,830
125	General Government	General Management	Support Services	2/5	424,350
126	Community Development	Economic Development	Basic Service	1/1	203,960
127	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Facilities and Parks Coordinator	3/5	27,940
128	Public Safety	Police Administration	Social Services Coordinator	4/5	101,600
129	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Full Fire Prevention Services	6/9	125,370
130	Human Services	Library	Standard Appropriation	2/4	224,340
131	Public Safety	Community Outreach Unit	School Resource Officer	2/3	170,600
132	Capital	Capital Improvements	Front End Loader	4/22	28,330
133	General Government	Information Services	Systems and Network Maintenance	2/5	109,930
134	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Geographic Information System (GIS)	4/5	115,320
135	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Current Routes & Continuous Service	5/5	33,210
136	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Full Drug Enforcement	5/6	209,340
137	Human Services	Library	Additional Appropriation	3/4	152,720
138	General Government	Public Information Office	Municipal/Community Magazine	3/6	617,760
139	Recreation	Racket Center	Indoor Operations	3/9	490,690
140	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Supplemental Staffing	7/9	25,790
141	Public Safety	Community Outreach Unit	Current Program	3/3	191,990
142	Capital	Capital Improvements	Backhoe Replacement	5/22	180,000
143	Capital	Capital Improvements	Forestry Wood Chipper	6/22	120,000
144	General Government	Information Services	IT Support	3/5	91,620
145	Community Development	Planning	Urban Planning and Sustainability Coordinator	2/2	110,750
146	General Government	Financial Management	Intergovernmental Finance Functions	3/3	113,590
147	General Government	Legal Services	Other Counsel	2/2	75,830
148	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Ballistic Helmet Replacement	5/6	79,800
149	Public Works	Street Sweeping	Residential Street Sweeping	4/5	51,000
150	Recreation	Swimming Center	Seasonal Co-Pool Manager Positions	2/8	34,010
151	General Government	Information Services	Internet and Cable	4/5	61,940
152	General Government	General Management	Intergovernmental Organizations	3/5	10,910
153	Public Works	Firing Range	Maintenance and Operations	1/3	48,700
154	Public Works	Equipment Maintenance	Additional Maintenance and Repair Services	2/3	107,400
155	Public Works	Street Lighting	Additional Midblock Lighting	4/4	46,800
156	Community Development	Civic Activities	Community Activities	2/5	68,450
157	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Traffic Calming Investigative Process	5/6	10,000
158	Capital	Capital Improvements	Public Safety Center Exterior Improvements	7/22	117,500
159	Public Works	Forestry	Increase Forestry Service	4/6	40,000
160	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Community-Based Surveillance Cameras	3/4	44,890
161	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Bituminous Pavement Rejuvenation	7/10	44,100
162	General Government	Public Information Office	Staff Customer Service Training	4/6	7,000
163	Recreation	Community Center	Sidewalk Repair	2/3	60,000
164	Recreation	Recreation Management	Replace Departmental Vehicle	2/4	46,000
165	Community Development	Civic Activities	4th of July	3/5	51,870
166	Public Works	Public Works Building	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/8	15,650
167	General Government	General Management	Meeting Support	4/5	5,680
168	Public Works	Refuse Collection	Yard Waste Drop-off and Curbside Collection	2/2	69,930
169	Community Development	Civic Activities	Planters Replacement Beverly Road	4/5	3,300
170	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Deer Management	3/11	57,000
171	General Government	Information Services	Electronic Records Retention and Storage	5/5	30,000
172	Community Development	Building Inspection	Expanded Code Enforcement	3/3	76,740
173	Public Works	Curbs	Additional Systematic Reconstruction	4/5	47,880
174	Public Works	Firing Range	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/3	8,380
175	Public Works	Public Works Building	Gutter Guards & Safety Tie-Down Points	4/8	26,550
176	General Government	Office Services	Customer Service Center Virtual Welcome	2/2	3,600
177	Public Works	Firing Range	Specialized Cleaning and Supplies	3/3	25,200
178	Recreation	Swimming Center	Re-leveling of Pool Floor	3/8	32,000
179	General Government	General Management	Boards and Authorities Dinner	5/5	18,000
180	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Preventative Fence Maintenance Program	4/11	16,000
181	Capital	Capital Improvements	Rescue Tool Replacement	8/22	125,000
182	Recreation	Racket Center	Railing by Court 13	4/9	10,000
183	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Invasive Species Control	5/11	10,000
184	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Parks & Fields Signage	6/11	10,000
185	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Volunteer Plantings and Materials	7/11	5,000
186	General Government	Public Information Office	Paid Summer Internship	5/6	4,690
187	Human Services	Library	E-Resources Appropriation	4/4	18,000
188	Human Services	Community Organizations	Mt. Lebanon Partnership	2/4	30,000
189	Human Services	Community Organizations	Historical Society	3/4	10,000
190	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Summer Intern	6/6	6,480
191	Public Works	Public Works Building	Masonry Facade Repairs	5/8	69,000
192	Debt Service	Debt Service	New Debt Service	2/2	150,000
193	Capital	Capital Improvements	Activate Uptown – LRT Portal	9/22	221,000
194	Capital	Capital Improvements	Clint Seymour Field Lighting	10/22	1,788,250
195	Capital	Capital Improvements	Middle and Seymour Fields Turf and Fence Replacement	11/22	1,310,000
196	Capital	Capital Improvements	Cedar Boulevard Parking Lot Phase II	12/22	456,440
197	Capital	Capital Improvements	Library Revitalization	13/22	1,540,000
198	Capital	Capital Improvements	Sunset Hills Park Phase II	14/22	1,710,000

Service Levels that were NOT funded are ranked below.

199	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Fall Zone Replacement	8/11	87,500
200	Capital	Capital Improvements	Sidewalk Improvement Program	15/22	347,000
201	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Cyber Lab/Hybrid Internship Program with Laroche University	6/6	10,000
202	Capital	Capital Improvements	Invasive Species Management	16/22	35,000
203	Recreation	Ice Rink	Repair Zamboni Garage Floor	2/4	38,500
204	Recreation	Golf Course	Tree Removal	3/6	20,000
205	Recreation	Swimming Center	New Domestic Hot Water Tank	4/8	14,000
206	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Passive Park Trail Upgrades	9/11	150,000
207	Recreation	Swimming Center	Sprinkler System	5/8	25,000
208	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Hot Water Tank Replacement	4/4	12,000
209	Public Works	Public Works Building	2nd Floor HVAC Replacement	6/8	8,500
210	Public Works	Public Works Building	Alarm System Integration	7/8	81,500
211	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Hot Asphalt Trailer Replacement	8/10	50,500
212	Public Works	Public Works Building	Building Security Door System	8/8	85,000
213	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Expanded Brick Restoration	9/10	27,560
214	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Expanded Asphalt Overlay	10/10	190,320
215	Public Works	Curbs	Expanded Reconstruction	5/5	79,380
216	Capital	Capital Improvements	Golf Course Parking Lot Paving	17/22	194,380
217	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Expanded Root Damaged Sidewalk Repair Program	4/5	117,260
218	Capital	Capital Improvements	Golf Course Improvements	18/22	178,200
219	Recreation	Racket Center	Concrete Ramp Entrance to Court 9	5/9	50,000
220	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Traffic Calming Installation	6/6	30,000
221	Recreation	Community Center	Building Security Door Systems	3/3	95,000
222	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Expanded Community-Based Surveillance Cameras	4/4	10,000
223	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Court Surface Coating	10/11	85,000
224	Recreation	Ice Rink	Kubota Utility	3/4	40,000
225	Human Services	Community Organizations	Pirsch Engine Project	4/4	10,600
226	Recreation	Golf Course	Painting of Clubhouse Exterior	4/6	15,000
227	Recreation	Ice Rink	Locker Replacement	4/4	63,760
228	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Park and Field Maintenance Equipment	11/11	51,140
229	Public Safety	Emergency Management	Emergency Operations Center Renovations	2/2	57,000
230	Public Works	Municipal Building	Building Utilization Study	4/5	25,000
231	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Full-Time Inspector	5/5	72,030
232	Recreation	Golf Course	Led Lighting Upgrade	5/6	4,000
233	Capital	Capital Improvements	Fire Safety Training Trailer	19/22	195,000
234	Recreation	Swimming Center	Automated Hand Dryers	6/8	5,230
235	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Residential Sidewalk Assessment	5/5	126,380
236	Capital	Capital Improvements	Racket Center Fencing	20/22	240,000
237	Capital	Capital Improvements	Bleacher Railing Replacement	21/22	140,000
238	Recreation	Racket Center	Painting Interior and Exterior of Tennis Building	6/9	20,000
239	Recreation	Racket Center	Recoating Tennis Building Patio	7/9	15,000
240	Recreation	Racket Center	Founders Room Floor	8/9	22,000
241	Community Development	Civic Activities	Beverly Road Trash/Recycling Can Replacement	5/5	29,120
242	Public Works	Equipment Maintenance	Cloud Based Fuel Tracking System	3/3	15,250
243	Recreation	Racket Center	Tennis Building Desk HVAC	9/9	9,500
244	Public Works	Municipal Building	Carpet Replacements	5/5	25,000
245	General Government	Public Information Office	Community Branding Video	6/6	15,000
246	Public Works	Forestry	Forestry Supervisor	5/6	177,220
247	Public Works	Forestry	Additional Forestry Crew	6/6	691,180
248	Capital	Capital Improvements	Public Safety Center 3rd Floor Furniture Replacement	22/22	175,000
249	Public Safety	Police Administration	Increased Recruitment	5/5	15,900
250	Public Safety	Traffic Safety	Expanded Traffic Enforcement/Education	3/3	117,010
251	Recreation	Golf Course	Garden Plot Fence	6/6	70,000
252	Recreation	Recreation Management	Aquatics and Fitness Manager	3/4	120,020
253	Recreation	Recreation Management	Full Time Maintenance Position	4/4	67,930
254	Public Works	Street Sweeping	In-House Street Sweeping	5/5	117,060
255	Public Safety	School Crossing Protection	Enhanced Crossing Guard Services	3/3	38,890
256	Recreation	Swimming Center	Lane Lines & Additional Reel	7/8	10,000
257	Recreation	Swimming Center	Replace Snack Bar Tables	8/8	12,000
258	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Expanded Patrol Service	6/6	607,550
259	Public Safety	Fire Protection	ISO/NFPA Engine Company Distribution	8/9	388,120
260	Public Safety	Fire Protection	NFPA Minimum Staffing	9/9	244,120

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