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Council approves $260,000 increase to general fund to cover firefighter contract; amendment to use fund balance fails
Summary
Council adopted a resolution to appropriate $260,000 to cover negotiated increases in the firefighter contract for FY2026. An amendment to draw the money from the unassigned fund balance failed; the main motion passed with the appropriation reflected in the tax rate.
The City Council voted to appropriate $260,000 in fiscal 2026 to fund negotiated increases in the firefighter collective bargaining agreement. City staff said the amount was needed because contract negotiations produced higher compensation costs than provided in the adopted FY2026 budget.
Councilor Brown moved an amendment to fund the $260,000 from the unassigned fund balance…
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