How Mount Kisco is run
Who runs Mount Kisco, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Mount Kisco's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
Who runs Mount Kisco
A city manager hired by the council runs the city day to day. The council sets policy, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
Mount Kisco city staff
The adopted budget's salary schedule lists budgeted pay for each position by title. It gives no total staff count, and we found no list of pay by employee name. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Mount Kisco in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
The city's own outlook
The 2026-2027 budget raises General Fund spending to $28.27M from $27.09M and the tax levy to $16.81M from $16.48M. The tax rate rises 1.9953% to $116.4308 per $1,000 of assessed value. It uses $978,790 of fund balance. We found no multi-year operating forecast. Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Apr 27, 2026
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $2.7M (2025-05-31). The city's own target: The village aims to keep unreserved General Fund fund balance at no less than 15% of the total General Fund budget, measured at year end, for significant unknown events. Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Feb 2, 2026
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2026-27.
Comes from
- Property taxes$16.8M · 59%
- Sales tax$3M · 10%
- Fire protection services$1.5M · 5%
- Fund balance used$978,790 · 3%
- Safety inspections$662,500 · 2%
- Off-street parking meters$625,000 · 2%
- Other (fees, fines, interest, rents, aid)$4.7M · 17%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Public safety$10.5M · 37%
- Employee benefits$4M · 14%
- Public works and buildings$3.5M · 12%
- Debt service and transfers$2.6M · 9%
- Transfer to library$2.2M · 8%
- Parks and recreation$1.3M · 5%
- General government support$1M · 4%
- Other (town functions, health, senior nutrition, contingency)$3.3M · 12%
Who provides your services
Not everything in Mount Kisco is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe countyWestchester County PoliceUnder an intermunicipal agreement with Westchester County since June 1, 2015. The county runs a Mount Kisco precinct.Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Oct 11, 2026
- WaterThe cityVillage/Town of Mount Kisco water utilityAlso serves parts of the towns of Bedford and New Castle.Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Feb 2, 2026
- SewerThe cityVillage/Town of Mount KiscoVillage/Town of Mount Kisco · Feb 2, 2026
- Trash and recyclingThe cityMount Kisco Department of Public WorksVillage/Town of Mount Kisco · Oct 11, 2026
- Streets and snow removalThe cityMount Kisco Department of Public WorksVillage/Town of Mount Kisco · Oct 11, 2026
- Parks and recreationThe cityVillage/Town of Mount KiscoVillage/Town of Mount Kisco · Feb 2, 2026
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | Mount KiscoNY | SuffernNY | New YorkNY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,757 | 11,796 | 8,584,629 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $181,551 | $122,004 | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | $8,000 | $15,914 | $175,500 |
| General fund per resident | $2,628 | $1,572 | $14,659 |
| Debt per resident | $4,670 | $1,319 | $13,214 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $281 | $527 | $3,153 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | — | 5.5 | 35.8 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how). Mount Kisco pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What Mount Kisco publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Adopted budget posted online Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Apr 27, 2026
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineThe Village Manager's salary is in the budget's salary schedule. We found no employment contract posted on the village website. Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Apr 27, 2026
- Yes: Council votes recorded member by member onlineBoard minutes record roll-call votes by name, including the 4-1 vote adopting the budget on April 27, 2026. Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Apr 27, 2026
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes online Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Oct 11, 2026
- Yes: Council pay stated in a public documentThe budget salary schedule lists pay for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and each Trustee. Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Apr 27, 2026
- Partly: Employee pay published Village/Town of Mount Kisco · Apr 27, 2026
Questions to ask your council
- General Fund unassigned reserves were $2.66M on May 31, 2025, while village policy aims for at least 15% of the General Fund budget. What is the plan to reach the target?
- The General Fund moved $9.96M to other funds in the year ended May 31, 2025, mostly for capital projects, and its fund balance fell $4.89M. How much more will capital projects draw from it?
- Public safety is $10.46M of the FY2026-27 General Fund budget, which buys police service from Westchester County. How is the county contract cost reviewed?
The fiscal year starts June 1. The budget officer files a tentative budget by March 20, the Board holds a public hearing by April 20 (opened April 6, 2026 and continued April 20, 2026) and must adopt the budget by May 1. The FY2026-27 budget was adopted April 27, 2026. See who is running for council
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