Council staff flags forecast risk as city considers carry‑forward, grant acceptances and midyear supplemental

City budget staff told the Select Budget Committee July 16 that an April revenue forecast prompted a change in approach to the annual carry‑forward ordinance and to the midyear supplemental package, which includes grant acceptances and targeted appropriations.

Central facts: Ben Noble, director of council central staff, and Dan Eder, director of the city’s Central Budget Office, said the April forecast reduced payroll‑expense tax projections and made the originally transmitted carry‑forward package “over‑appropriated” for 2025. To avoid approving appropriations the city may not have the revenue to support, the executive prepared a companion midyear package that reduces a transfer from the payroll‑expense tax fund to the general fund and requests several technical and programmatic adjustments now.

What the package includes - Grant acceptance (midyear grant bill, CB121030):…