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Council pauses 2026 budget adoption; staff to provide more data before Oct. 21 meeting
Summary
Councilors discussed staffing, health insurance changes, fund transfers and proposed amendments before voting to continue budget items 10–37 to Oct. 21. Staff described fund movements, a requested water operator position and changes to health-insurance deductibles and employee premiums.
Bossier City staff presented revisions to the proposed 2026 budget and the council voted to continue related items to the Oct. 21 meeting for additional review and amendments.
Finance staff (Miss Nottingham and Miss Williamson) summarized changes since the budget workshop: a net decrease of $18,845 to the general fund after adjusting a proposed assistant public works position; moving fire station remodel costs from sales tax capital to the fire improvements and operations fund; adding one full-time water treatment plant operator with a $45,896 salary plus benefits (noted as a $72,068 net increase to Fund…
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