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Newport News council outlines FY26 budget review steps, proposes baseline cuts and vacancy review
3620507 · May 13, 2025
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Councilmembers described a refined FY26 operating budget process at the May 13 work session, including a vacant-positions review, a budget baseline target of a 3% reduction, and consideration of a 5% operating overhead reduction (excluding salaries) pending federal funding changes.
City councilmembers discussed planning steps for the fiscal year 2026 operating budget at the May 13 Newport News work session, outlining a process that will review vacant positions, revisit support for the Peninsula Airport Commission and test baseline reductions across departments.
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