Flint City Council adopted the FY2026-27 budget in early June 2026, meeting the June 1 deadline for the first time in three years. Budget: $73.6M in general fund revenues, $88M in total appropriations — $70.1M ongoing, $17.9M ARPA-funded. The ARPA figure flags the structural issue: when ARPA expires, the gap between ongoing revenues and ongoing expenditures becomes visible in FY2028.

MLive's coverage noted that "questions linger about the DDA" — the Flint Downtown Development Authority. The specific questions were not detailed in available public reporting. A council that adopts a budget on time while leaving DDA questions unresolved has chosen sequencing: fiscal stability first, DDA accountability second.

Watch: Whether the DDA questions produce a formal information request or audit referral.

Source: MLive Flint, June 2026; ABC12.