Committee backs 1.09% increase in staff's FY27 spending-affordability recommendation, setting a $6.728 billion ceiling
Feb 5, 2026
Council staff recommended, and the Government Operations & Fiscal Policy Committee endorsed, an aggregate FY27 operating budget ceiling based on a 1.09% personal-income growth assumption that yields about $6.728 billion; the recommendation moves to the full council on Feb. 10.
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The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee on Tuesday endorsed council staff's recommended spending-affordability guideline for the FY2027 operating budget, recommending a 1.09% increase tied to projected personal-income growth and a $6.728 billion aggregate operating budget ceiling.
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