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Finance and Property Services details 2026 budget, Workday transition and plan to pass card fees to utility customers
Summary
CFO Dushani Dai presented the Finance and Property Services department's 2026 recommended budget for $65.1 million, described property-services projects (First Precinct move, South Side Community Safety Center design), and said the city will begin passing credit-card processing fees for utility bills to customers in 2026.
Dushani Dai, the city's chief financial officer and director of Finance and Property Services, told the Budget Committee on Oct. 6 that the department's recommended 2026 budget is about $65.1 million, that the department is staffed at 293 FTEs in the proposed budget and that the city will begin passing utility credit-card processing fees to customers starting in 2026.
Dai summarized the department's functions across 10 divisions, including investments and debt, payroll, procurement, property services, risk management and utility billing. She highlighted that the city retained AAA ratings from Fitch, S&P and Moody's and that the finance office received Government Finance Officers Association awards for both budget…
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