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Budget Committee amends Bill 23 (capital program) to CD1, clarifies project specifics and moves some operating equipment items to CIP
Summary
Committee split and clarified capital line items in Bill 23 of 2025 and accepted several transfers from operating to capital (including police vehicles and park improvements). The CD1 adds project‑level specificity for drainage, parks, public‑safety facilities and equipment procurements.
The Committee on Budget amended Bill 23 of 2025 (the executive capital budget and program for FY2026) to a CD1 on March 11, accepting the chair’s proposed edits that break large “procurement of major equipment” and broad capital buckets into explicit, project‑level line items and move several operating equipment proposals into the capital program.
Why it matters: the CD1 clarifies what the city intends to buy or build with CIP funds so the public and council members can track project scopes more precisely. It also shifts certain one‑year equipment purchases out of operating and into capital (an accounting and planning choice that affects how purchases will be procured and how funds are tracked).
Major changes adopted - Procurement clarity: large “acquisition of major equipment” placeholders were deleted and replaced with department‑specific procurements (examples cited in committee include mowers for the enterprise…
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