2027 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 10, 2026

Public Hearing on Manager’s Recommended Budget
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Tuesday, December 8, 2026

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 5, 2026

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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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Thursday, December 3, 2026

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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.

2027 Budget Message

2027 Service Level Ranking

Rank	Functional Area	Decision Unit	Decision Package	Level	Cost
1	Debt Service	Debt Service	Required Debt Payments	1/1	3,615,710
2	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Minimum Patrol Service	1/6	4,167,430
3	Public Works	Refuse Collection	Weekly Refuse Collection and Bi-Weekly Recycling	1/3	3,966,700
4	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Emergency Sewer Line Repairs	1/4	132,760
5	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Full Volunteer Company	1/9	688,780
6	General Government	General Management	Basic Services	1/6	322,630
7	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Minimum Response	1/5	539,230
8	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Treasury Management	1/6	37,460
9	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Earned Income Tax Collection	2/6	251,280
10	General Government	Employment Benefits	State Pension Contribution	1/2	1,426,820
11	General Government	Legal Services	General Services	1/2	316,520
12	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Real Estate Tax Collection	3/6	140,760
13	Community Development	Engineering Services	Basic Engineering	1/1	42,450
14	General Government	Financial Management	Basic Service	1/4	598,000
15	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Emergency Sewer Line Repairs	1/4	64,520
16	Public Safety	Police Administration	Minimum Administration	1/5	383,950
17	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Weekday Career Staffing	2/9	810,140
18	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Reactive Patrol Service	2/6	1,105,590
19	Capital	Capital Improvements	Sanitary Sewer Improvements	1/16	4,870,000
20	General Government	Information Services	Systems Administration	1/6	496,320
21	Community Development	Building Inspection	Minimum Inspection	1/4	408,230
22	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Emergency Patching	1/9	182,070
23	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Local Services Tax Collection	4/6	8,820
24	General Government	Insurance	Comprehensive Coverage	1/1	685,670
25	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Basic Administration	1/5	314,700
26	Public Works	Traffic Signs and Painting	Damaged Sign Replacements	1/3	110,860
27	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Traffic Signal Maintenance	1/6	156,100
28	General Government	Employment Benefits	Other Non-allocated Benefits	2/2	25,000
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	91,390
31	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Arterial Streets	2/5	34,010
32	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Support Service	1/5	267,210
33	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Cleaning and Inspection Program	2/4	132,010
34	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Minimum Maintenance	2/4	60,520
35	Public Safety	Fire Protection	24-Hour Career Staffing	3/9	1,262,460
36	Public Works	Municipal Building	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/6	290,990
37	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Intermediate Patrol Service	3/6	805,080
38	Public Works	Equipment Maintenance	General Maintenance and Basic Repair Service	1/2	642,910
39	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/4	362,730
40	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Assignment Level	1/5	300,240
41	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Mowing and Refuse Control	1/11	433,850
42	Human Services	Library	Basic Appropriation	1/4	1,495,710
43	Public Works	Library Building	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/3	252,720
44	Public Works	Public Works Building	Basic Cleaning and Operations	1/7	164,570
45	Capital	Capital Improvements	Street Reconstruction	2/16	2,300,000
46	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/4	50,520
47	Recreation	Ice Rink	Basic Operation	1/5	1,477,390
48	Recreation	Swimming Center	Full Operation	1/7	699,620
49	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Evidence-Property Control/Court Liaison	2/5	192,780
50	Public Works	Forestry	Tree Removal and Maintenance	1/6	202,180
51	Public Works	Library Building	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/3	42,820
52	Public Safety	Animal Control	Mt. Lebanon Animal Control	1/3	141,820
53	Public Works	Traffic Signs and Painting	School Zone and Street Painting	2/3	61,690
54	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Repairs and General Maintenance	2/11	186,410
55	General Government	Office Services	Full Office Service	1/1	116,670
56	Public Works	Municipal Building	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/6	35,770
57	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Proactive Services	4/9	1,052,060
58	Recreation	Golf Course	Minimum Operation	1/5	524,870
59	Recreation	Racket Center	Outdoor Operations	1/12	410,150
60	Recreation	Recreation Management	Program Assistance	1/3	402,090
61	Recreation	Community Center	Basic Service	1/5	214,190
62	General Government	Financial Management	Administrative Support	2/4	6,510
63	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Municipal Property	1/4	14,000
64	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Minimum Traffic Engineering	2/6	15,900
65	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Basic Repair	2/9	400,680
66	Public Safety	School Crossing Protection	Crossing Guards	1/3	393,880
67	Public Safety	Traffic Safety	Basic Traffic Enforcement	1/3	307,410
68	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Operating Superintendent	2/5	121,060
69	Public Works	Street Lighting	Collector Streets	2/4	143,990
70	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Salt Boxes and Sidewalks	3/5	102,520
71	Public Safety	Traffic Safety	Increased Traffic Enforcement and Supervision	2/3	410,580
72	Public Works	Public Works Building	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/7	24,770
73	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/4	11,190
74	Public Works	Curbs	Repairs and Patching	1/5	17,700
75	Public Safety	Medical Rescue Team South Authority	MRTSA Appropriation	1/1	830,000
76	Public Safety	Animal Control	Basic Cooperative Coverage	2/3	347,810
77	Community Development	Civic Activities	Holiday Celebrations	1/3	11,190
78	Public Works	Planting Areas	Washington Road	1/2	12,100
79	Recreation	Seasonal Programs	Full Program	1/1	528,770
80	General Government	Public Information Office	Municipal Information	1/7	224,390
81	Public Safety	Police Administration	Police Administration	2/5	301,440
82	Public Safety	Animal Control	Expanded Cooperative Coverage	3/3	156,660
83	Community Development	Planning	Basic Service	1/2	138,210
84	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Current Sewer Line Repairs	3/4	204,010
85	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Current Maintenance Service	3/4	118,040
86	Public Works	Sanitary Sewers	Maintenance Service	4/4	322,540
87	Public Works	Storm Sewers	Video Testing	4/4	51,240
88	Public Works	Municipal Building	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/6	18,040
89	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Proactive Patrol Service	4/6	926,780
90	Public Safety	Community Outreach Unit	Basic Program	1/3	217,540
91	Public Works	Street Sweeping	Leaf Collection	1/5	363,320
92	Public Works	Traffic Signs and Painting	Sign Replacement	3/3	73,680
93	Recreation	Racket Center	Platform Tennis Facility Basic Operation	2/12	36,970
94	Public Works	Library Building	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/3	12,550
95	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Arterial Pedestrian Routes	2/4	43,880
96	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Eight Crews	4/5	211,500
97	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	General Traffic Engineering	3/6	15,000
98	Public Works	Curbs	Basic Reconstruction	2/5	106,680
99	Public Works	Forestry	Basic Tree Trimming	2/6	233,960
100	Recreation	Golf Course	Full Operations	2/5	226,690
101	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Local Street Program	3/4	133,060
102	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Systematic Repair	3/9	124,690
103	Public Works	Forestry	Replacement Planting	3/6	205,470
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	2/7	160,100
107	Public Works	Street Sweeping	Complete Leaf Collection	2/5	127,170
108	Public Safety	Emergency Management	Maintenance and Management of Emergency Operations Facilities	1/2	78,550
109	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Youth Service	3/5	179,900
110	Capital	Capital Improvements	Storm Water Management	3/16	900,000
111	Human Services	Community Organizations	Required RAD Payment	1/3	15,000
112	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Street Crack Repairs	4/9	18,000
113	Public Safety	School Crossing Protection	Year-round Supervision	2/3	87,530
114	Public Works	Street Lighting	Limited Midblock Lighting	3/4	49,090
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	29,800
118	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Additional Systematic Repair	5/9	158,260
119	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Brick Restoration	6/9	75,330
120	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Supervision	4/5	211,770
121	Community Development	Building Inspection	Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer	2/4	90,330
122	Public Safety	Police Administration	Full Police Administration	3/5	209,370
123	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Police Information System	2/5	86,880
124	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Fire & Life Safety Education Program	5/9	151,780
125	General Government	General Management	Support Services	2/6	490,890
126	Community Development	Economic Development	Basic Service	1/2	204,790
127	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Facilities and Parks Coordinator	3/5	29,700
128	Public Safety	Police Administration	Social Services Coordinator	4/5	112,640
129	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Full Fire Prevention Services	6/9	140,140
130	Human Services	Library	Standard Appropriation	2/4	45,020
131	Public Safety	Community Outreach Unit	School Resource Officer	2/3	174,850
132	Capital	Capital Improvements	Large Dump Truck	4/16	223,130
133	General Government	Information Services	Systems and Network Maintenance	2/6	126,200
134	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Geographic Information System (GIS)	4/5	120,300
135	Public Works	Ice and Snow Control	Current Routes & Continuous Service	5/5	34,010
136	Public Safety	Investigative Services	Full Drug Enforcement	5/5	230,900
137	Human Services	Library	Additional Appropriation	3/4	313,260
138	General Government	Public Information Office	Municipal/Community Magazine	3/7	642,800
139	Recreation	Racket Center	Indoor Operations	3/12	510,380
140	Public Safety	Fire Protection	Supplemental Staffing	7/9	21,800
141	Public Safety	Community Outreach Unit	Current Program	3/3	196,620
142	General Government	Information Services	IT Support	3/6	96,400
143	Community Development	Planning	Urban Planning and Sustainability Coordinator	2/2	116,300
144	General Government	Financial Management	Intergovernmental Finance Functions	3/4	116,020
145	Human Services	Library	E-Resources Appropriation	4/4	21,800
146	General Government	Legal Services	Other Counsel	2/2	47,000
147	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Virtual Reality Program	5/6	60,000
148	Public Works	Street Sweeping	Residential Street Sweeping	4/5	48,000
149	Recreation	Swimming Center	Seasonal Co-Pool Manager Positions	2/7	31,720
150	General Government	Information Services	Internet and Cable	4/6	69,940
151	General Government	General Management	Intergovernmental Organizations	3/6	9,910
152	Public Works	Firing Range	Maintenance and Operations	1/5	52,200
153	Public Works	Equipment Maintenance	Additional Maintenance and Repair Services	2/2	110,730
154	Public Works	Street Lighting	Additional Midblock Lighting	4/4	49,090
155	Community Development	Civic Activities	Community Activities	2/3	53,040
156	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Traffic Calming Investigative Process	5/6	5,000
157	Public Works	Forestry	Increase Forestry Service	4/6	40,000
158	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Community-Based Surveillance Cameras	3/5	49,160
159	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Bituminous Pavement Rejuvenation	7/9	44,100
160	Recreation	Community Center	Sidewalk Repair	2/5	60,000
161	Community Development	Civic Activities	4th of July	3/3	69,170
162	Public Works	Public Works Building	Additional Cleaning and Preventative Maintenance	3/7	19,100
163	General Government	General Management	Meeting Support	4/6	5,500
164	Public Works	Refuse Collection	Yard Waste Drop-off and Curbside Collection	2/3	71,960
165	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Deer Management	3/11	57,000
166	Community Development	Building Inspection	Expanded Code Enforcement	3/4	85,420
167	Public Works	Curbs	Additional Systematic Reconstruction	4/5	47,880
168	Public Works	Firing Range	Regular Weekly Cleaning	2/5	9,560
169	Public Works	Firing Range	Specialized Cleaning and Supplies	3/5	21,000
170	General Government	General Management	Additional HR Support	5/6	46,170
171	Capital	Capital Improvements	Invasive Species Management	5/16	34,240
172	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Preventative Fence Maintenance Program	4/11	16,000
173	General Government	Information Services	Electronic Records Retention and Storage	5/6	24,500
174	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Invasive Species Control	5/11	10,000
175	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Volunteer Plantings and Materials	6/11	5,000
176	General Government	Public Information Office	Paid Summer Internship	4/7	4,690
177	General Government	Public Information Office	Website Accessibility Audit	5/7	20,000
178	Human Services	Community Organizations	Mt. Lebanon Partnership	2/3	20,000
179	Human Services	Community Organizations	Historical Society	3/3	10,000
180	General Government	Treasury/Tax Collection	Summer Intern	6/6	6,470
181	Capital	Capital Improvements	Golf Course Parking Lot Paving	6/16	215,000
182	Capital	Capital Improvements	Public Works Building Façade, Drainage and Waterproofing	7/16	240,000
183	Recreation	Golf Course	New Fence Along Hole 4	3/5	30,000
184	Public Works	Street Sweeping	In-House Street Sweeping	5/5	1,740
185	General Government	Financial Management	AI Finance Support	4/4	20,500
186	Public Works	Pedestrian Routes	Residential Sidewalk Assessment	4/4	132,030
187	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Dixon Field Sidewalk Installation	7/11	24,000
188	Recreation	Racket Center	Resurface Platform Courts 1&2	4/12	11,500
189	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Court Surface Coating	8/11	97,500
190	Capital	Capital Improvements	Racket Center Patio Coating	8/16	161,000
191	Community Development	Building Inspection	Plans Examiner/Permit Coordinator	4/4	46,600
192	Capital	Capital Improvements	Sidewalk Improvement Program	9/16	500,000
193	Public Works	Municipal Building	Entrance Door Replacement	4/6	22,000

Service Levels that were NOT funded are ranked below.

194	Public Works	Public Works Administration	Right-of-Way Coordinator	5/5	95,820
195	Capital	Capital Improvements	Recreation Center Renovation and Expansion	10/16	1,809,800
196	Capital	Capital Improvements	Public Safety Center Apparatus Bay Door	11/16	204,750
197	Capital	Capital Improvements	Fire Safety Training Trailer	12/16	186,480
198	Public Works	Municipal Building	Building Utilization Study	5/6	100,000
199	Public Safety	School Crossing Protection	Enhanced Crossing Guard Services	3/3	87,810
200	General Government	Information Services	AI/Systems Coordinator	6/6	115,340
201	Recreation	Ice Rink	Repair Zamboni Garage Floor	2/5	38,500
202	Capital	Capital Improvements	Bird Park Improvements	13/16	470,000
203	Public Works	Refuse Collection	Regional Trash & Recycling Study	3/3	80,000
204	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	John Doctor Field Irrigation System	9/11	7,500
205	Capital	Capital Improvements	Wheel Loader	14/16	34,370
206	General Government	Public Information Office	Engagement Embedding Software	6/7	16,000
207	Capital	Capital Improvements	Activate Uptown Project	15/16	749,970
208	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Passive Park Trail Upgrades	10/11	150,000
209	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Hot Asphalt Trailer Replacement	8/9	40,000
210	Public Works	Street Maintenance	Expanded Asphalt Overlay	9/9	199,820
211	Public Works	Curbs	Expanded Reconstruction	5/5	79,380
212	Public Works	Traffic Planning and Signals	Traffic Calming Installation	6/6	20,000
213	Community Development	Economic Development	Facade Grant	2/2	25,000
214	Recreation	Community Center	Partial 2nd Fl VAV Upgrade	3/5	10,500
215	Recreation	Swimming Center	Enhanced Water Chemistry Control	3/7	14,000
216	Public Works	Public Works Building	Alarm System Integration	4/7	93,000
217	Public Works	Public Works Building	Building Security Door System	5/7	87,000
218	Recreation	Community Center	Recreation Center Plaza Benches	4/5	22,500
219	Public Works	Parks Maintenance	Park and Field Maintenance Equipment	11/11	46,580
220	Recreation	Ice Rink	Replace Rink Scoreboard	3/5	10,450
221	Recreation	Swimming Center	Replace Snack Bar Tables	4/7	12,000
222	Public Works	Public Works Building	Garage Door Operator Upgrades	6/7	11,500
223	Public Works	Public Works Building	Multipurpose Lift	7/7	60,000
224	Public Works	Public Safety Center	Hot Water Tank Replacement	4/4	14,050
225	Recreation	Swimming Center	New Domestic Hot Water Tank	5/7	15,000
226	Recreation	Ice Rink	Kubota Utility	4/5	44,000
227	Public Works	Municipal Building	Carpet Replacements	6/6	25,000
228	Recreation	Racket Center	Tree Removal and Maintenance	5/12	10,000
229	Recreation	Golf Course	Painting of Clubhouse Exterior	4/5	15,000
230	Capital	Capital Improvements	Racket Center Fencing	16/16	375,000
231	Recreation	Swimming Center	Automated Hand Dryers	6/7	5,500
232	Recreation	Racket Center	Hydroject Bubble Courts	6/12	6,000
233	Public Safety	Traffic Safety	Expanded Traffic Enforcement/Education	3/3	123,700
234	Public Safety	Emergency Management	Emergency Operations Center Renovations	2/2	7,000
235	Recreation	Ice Rink	Locker Replacement	5/5	50,000
236	Recreation	Community Center	Building Security Door Systems	5/5	100,000
237	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Expanded Community-Based Surveillance Cameras	4/5	10,920
238	Recreation	Racket Center	Concrete Steps with Railing to Court 7	7/12	65,000
239	Recreation	Racket Center	Resurfacing/Repairing Hitting Wall Concrete Surface	8/12	30,000
240	Recreation	Racket Center	Painting Interior and Exterior of Tennis Building	9/12	25,000
241	Recreation	Racket Center	Landscaping	10/12	5,000
242	Recreation	Racket Center	Founders Room Floor	11/12	23,000
243	Public Works	Firing Range	Additional Building Controls	4/5	9,850
244	Recreation	Recreation Management	Aquatics and Fitness Manager	2/3	122,950
245	Recreation	Recreation Management	Full Time Maintenance Position	3/3	69,150
246	Public Works	Forestry	Forestry Supervisor	5/6	184,470
247	Public Works	Forestry	Additional Forestry Crew	6/6	713,300
248	Recreation	Swimming Center	Sprinkler System	7/7	30,000
249	Recreation	Racket Center	Racket Center Building Furnace and AC Replacement	12/12	20,000
250	General Government	Public Information Office	Community Branding Video	7/7	15,000
251	Recreation	Golf Course	Garden Plot Fence	5/5	30,000
252	Public Safety	Police Support Services	Lexipol Performance Wellness & Training Module	5/5	21,940
253	Public Works	Firing Range	Site Amenities	5/5	3,500
254	General Government	General Management	Boards and Authorities Dinner	6/6	18,000
255	Public Safety	Police Administration	Additional Officers and Realignment	5/5	309,410
256	Public Safety	Police Field Services	Expanded Patrol Service	6/6	655,400
257	Public Safety	Fire Protection	ISO/NFPA Engine Company Distribution	8/9	384,790
258	Public Safety	Fire Protection	NFPA Minimum Staffing	9/9	268,170

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