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General Services presents flat FY26 budget and spotlights inflation, aging assets and staffing shortfalls
Summary
General Services asked the committee to maintain a principally flat operating budget for FY26 while warning that rising materials costs, aging facilities and hard‑to‑fill trades positions are driving pressure on service delivery and response times.
Melvin Jamieson, senior administrator for General Services, presented the division’s FY26 operating request and described three primary pressures: personnel costs, rising materials and supplies prices, and an aging capital and fleet inventory.
Jamieson said the division’s authorized complement is 302 positions (275 full time and 27 part time) with 25 current vacancies. Personnel accounts for roughly 64% of the division’s operating budget; materials and supplies account for about 36%. He warned that inflationary increases from vendors…
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