Aurora is facing a $20 million budget shortfall in 2026, and officials plan to balance the budget with cuts, furloughs and money pulled from the city’s recession reserve fund.
The city will not lay off any employees, officials said at the special budget study session with city councilmembers Tuesday night.
City department leaders and other officials presented budget information to the council at Tuesday’s meeting, painting a picture of an Aurora that will be able to balance its 2026 budget if departments make some cuts and it borrows money from the recession reserve fund – which councilmembers set aside for years like 2026…