Sunbury City Council set its first budget work session for August and asked finance staff for current spending and historical trend data to inform 2026 budget planning. Council members instructed departments to send numbers to the finance office so staff can prepare materials ahead of the session.

At the meeting council agreed the first budget work session will be on the first meeting in August; members referenced August 11 at 5:00 p.m. as the scheduled date. Members said they prefer to review current spending and multi‑year trends before proposing new initiatives.

Separately, the council discussed updates to the city’s non‑uniform handbook. City attorney/administrator Joel said he circulated corrections and a redlined version of the handbook with suggested language changes. He and another staff member (Jeff) noted other existing handbooks might better match Sunbury’s needs; Joel offered to circulate a consolidated copy comparing the two approaches for council review.

Council asked staff to distribute the revised handbook drafts and supporting materials before the budget work session so members can consider updates alongside fiscal planning.