Brookfield trustees approved the township’s 2026 budget on April 3. The budget stands at $7,053,713, up from $6,739,501 in 2025, $6,244,554 in 2024 and $6,100,515 in 2023.
Major Brookfield Township appropriations for 2026, with 2025 numbers in parentheses:
- General fund, $812,623 ($1,112,070), which includes carryover funds of $411,812 from 2025. The drop in this fund is largely due to the spending of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds in 2025.
- Motor vehicle license fund, which goes to the road department, $185,098 ($203,794), which includes a carryover of $102,755.
- Gasoline tax fund, which goes to the road department, $360,852 ($331,418), which includes a carryover of $160,226.
- Road and bridge fund, which goes to the road department, $1,731,495 ($1,258,781), which includes a carryover of $851,250. The increase from 2025 to this year is largely due to road projects that were budgeted for last year but not completed.
- Cemetery fund, $95,000 ($77,131), which includes a carryover of $36,761.
- Police district fund, $1,262,500 ($1,205,000), which includes a carryover of $343,564.
- Fire district fund, $1,393,111 ($1,414,500), which includes a carryover of $128,397. Most of the revenue in this fund comes from property taxes.
- Ambulance and emergency services fund, which goes to the fire department, $1,067,500 (same), which includes a carryover of $780,891. Most of the revenue in this fund comes from insurance payments for ambulance calls.
