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Public commenters press council on use of fund balance, levy buy‑down and shelter policy
Summary
During the finance committee’s public hearing on the FY26 budget, speakers urged both preservation of shelter beds and fiscal transparency. Commenters debated the city manager’s proposal to use fund balance to reduce the tax levy and asked for detailed cost analyses of proposed borrowing in the capital plan.
The finance committee held a public hearing on the FY26 budget after departmental presentations. Several community members spoke and urged the council to consider both shelter capacity and long‑term fiscal impacts when finalizing the budget.
Terrence Miller, advocacy director at Preble Street, supported using a portion of fund balance to avoid cuts to municipal services and urged the council not to reduce shelter capacity. "The shelter's budget should not be balanced on the backs of homeless families and individuals," Miller…
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