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Council briefed on multi‑year budget forecast; transportation benefit district renewal targeted for 2025–2026 ballots
Summary
Finance Director Mike Niddens and city staff told the Shelton City Council at its March 25 study session that a three‑year forecast shows the city using a portion of its unreserved general‑fund balance to cover recurring expenditures and that the practice is unsustainable without new revenues or service reductions.
Finance Director Mike Niddens and city staff told the Shelton City Council at its March 25 study session that a three‑year forecast shows the city using a portion of its unreserved general‑fund balance to cover recurring expenditures and that the practice is unsustainable without new revenues or service reductions.
"I live in it every day. You all don't," Finance Director Mike Niddens said as he reviewed revenue and expenditure trends and stressed the importance of early planning for the 2026 budget cycle.
Niddens said the city budgeted to use unreserved fund balance in 2025. Under a scenario where spending is only partly underspent, staff showed an illustrative use of $943,000 of reserves in 2025 versus a higher estimate…
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