Commissioners reviewed a draft work‑plan framework intended to guide goal setting and budget requests and discussed the commission’s draft budget template for 2026, with staff noting the city’s final budget submission is due Oct. 27.

Pam (commission member; full name not specified) presented a work‑plan framework and recommended that commissioners review sample spreadsheets before a planned work‑plan meeting. She said the framework helps assign timetables and responsibilities, encourages setting SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time‑bound) goals and produces the annual report for the City Commission.

Commissioners discussed timing. Luis Pena, Historic Preservation Coordinator, said budgets are due Oct. 27 and proposed two scheduling options to meet that timeline: (1) hold two meetings in one month — a regular business meeting plus a separate work‑plan session — or (2) replace one regular meeting with a single combined work‑plan meeting. Commissioners were split on preferences. Several asked staff to poll availability and return with proposed dates; staff asked commissioners to email availability by the end of the week.

On the draft budget, staff said the template largely mirrors last year’s numbers and noted a $25,000 placeholder identified in the draft as a potential transfer from the O'Connor Fund; staff said account printing and line‑item naming come from the city's accounting template and some items (such as awards) may be “shoehorned” into available categories because of accounting rules. Staff emphasized the draft is a starting point and that the commission can refine line items during a dedicated work‑plan/budget session.

Votes at a glance: At the start of the meeting the commission approved the meeting agenda and later approved the minutes from the prior meeting as amended. The meeting record shows a motion to approve the agenda and a motion to approve the minutes as amended; neither motion listed a roll‑call tally in the transcript and both were seconded and carried by voice.

Ending: Commissioners asked staff to poll schedules and return with dates for a work‑plan session in September or early October to meet the Oct. 27 budget deadline. The draft budget will be revised after the commission frames priorities in the upcoming work‑plan meeting.