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City manager and finance director present tight FY2026 budget; staff recommends holding millage near current level
Summary
City staff presented a proposed fiscal 2026 spending plan that holds the tax rate near current levels while relying on reserves and conservative revenue estimates; council members pressed for more detail on reserves and asked for a schedule showing impacts of different millage choices.
City Manager Andrew Butterfield and Finance Director Adam Thompson presented a proposed fiscal-year 2026 budget at a Sept. 2025 workshop, recommending the council keep the millage rate close to the current level while making targeted spending cuts and prioritizing capital requests. The presentation covered personnel costs, benefit estimates, enterprise fund changes and capital asks, and included recommendations for a tentative millage figure to be supplied at the council meeting.
The proposal matters because it sets the property tax baseline and frames which capital projects and staffing needs the city…
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