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Commission approves preliminary 2026 budget; two commissioners dissent over public review time

5714660 · August 4, 2025
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The commission adopted a preliminary balanced general fund budget with $140,287,211 in revenues and matching expenses on a roll-call vote; two commissioners voted no, citing insufficient public access and time to review the document released at noon the same day.

The City Commission approved the preliminary fiscal-year budget, which staff presented as a balanced general-fund plan with $140,287,211 in revenues and matching expenses. The city manager said operating expenses rose by about 1.53 percent and that personnel costs account for roughly 75 percent of the budget. Staff asked the commission to set the preliminary budget and schedule a public hearing on the final budget for Sept. 15, 2025, at 5:05…

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