Council committee hears Dan Eder’s briefing in advance of confirmation vote for city budget director

Dan Eder, Mayor Harrell’s nominee to be director of the City Budget Office, briefed the Finance, Native Communities and Tribal Governments Committee on June 18 and outlined the city’s fiscal outlook as he seeks confirmation for the permanent director role.

Eder, currently interim director, told the committee he and the City Budget Office helped produce a fully balanced proposed budget for 2025–26 but that subsequent economic developments have reduced revenues and introduced inflationary pressures and possible reductions in federal support. "We are therefore, again, rolling up our sleeves to get back into balance with our budget," Eder said. He told members the city will likely need to consider spending reductions, new progressive revenue options and operational…