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Council hears multi‑fund budget status updates; sanitation fee proposal and building‑fund software flagged for review
Summary
Staff presented status updates on sanitation, building, gas‑tax funds and the five‑year pro forma; sanitation fees and capital needs were highlighted and staff will include requested clarifications in the proposed budget.
City finance and department staff briefed the Punta Gorda City Council on fiscal‑year status and five‑year projections across several funds, including sanitation, the building fund and gas‑tax funds. Council offered direction and asked staff to return with clarified cost and staffing proposals for the final budget cycle.
Finance staff said the sanitation fund is balanced with a proposed residential refuse and yard‑waste fee of $30.20 per billing cycle and that the recycling vendor has agreed to keep recycling rates flat for three years before indexing to CPI. The presentation noted personnel and operating‑cost increases and a planned capital‑replacement approach to stagger packer truck purchases rather than replacing multiple vehicles in the same year. Staff said health…
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