Omaha schedules Aug. 11 public hearing on proposed 2027 budget and capital plan

The Omaha City Council has scheduled a public hearing on the city’s proposed 2027 budget and Capital Improvement Program for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 11, 2026.

The hearing is set for the council’s Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam St. It follows Mayor John Ewing Jr.’s scheduled July 21 presentation of his recommended 2027 city budget to the council.

The scheduled hearing marks a public-input stage in the city’s consideration of its annual spending plan and capital-investment program. It does not represent council approval of the budget or the capital plan.

Budget and capital plan remain under consideration

The hearing notice identifies both the 2027 budget and the Capital Improvement Program as subjects of the Aug. 11 session. The available notice does not state the proposed total budget, the amount of the capital program, or any tax implications.

It also does not identify particular projects or establish that funding has been approved for any project. Those decisions would require later council action reflected in the city’s records.

The Capital Improvement Program is being considered alongside the annual budget, placing planned capital investments within the same scheduled public-hearing process. The notice does not provide further detail on the proposed investments.

Mayor’s presentation preceded hearing date

Mayor Ewing was scheduled to present his recommended budget at the City Council’s July 21 meeting. That meeting’s agenda also included land-use and rezoning matters, as well as contracts and agreements listed on the consent agenda.

The budget presentation and the Aug. 11 hearing are distinct procedural steps. The presentation concerns the mayor’s recommended budget; the later hearing is the scheduled opportunity for public input on the budget and capital program before the council takes any later action.

No vote total, adoption date or hearing outcome is provided in the available agenda notice. The notice therefore establishes the time and place for the hearing, rather than a final decision on city spending, capital investments, taxes or services.

What is scheduled

The Aug. 11 hearing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Legislative Chambers at 1819 Farnam St. in Omaha. Residents and other interested members of the public have a formal hearing date on the calendar as the council considers the city’s 2027 budget and Capital Improvement Program.