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Council hears Community Services FY26 budget presentation; focus on pool, library, youth services and O'Brien Center
Summary
Community Services staff presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 department budget and highlighted operations at Myers Pool, library relocations for air-quality work, a vacant youth interventionist position, the O'Brien Center redevelopment, and a small community garden fund.
City staff presented the Community Services department’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal Monday and responded to council questions about the Myers Pool, library temporary relocation for air-quality work, a vacant youth interventionist position, and capital projects including the O’Brien Center redevelopment.
Ray, Community Services director, walked council through department staffing and line items, noting that roughly 80% of the department’s costs are salaries and benefits and that staffing changes and health insurance elections produced upward pressure in FY26. Ray said the department planned no major new programs, aiming instead to sustain services while the council emphasizes capital and public safety investments.
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