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Council work session narrows FY26 budget prioritization: fund balance, legal‑defender needs and maintenance concerns
Summary
Councilors and staff reviewed preliminary property‑tax growth numbers, reaffirmed a 13% fund‑balance policy as a baseline and agreed to delay allocating additional revenue until final state figures arrive, while signaling priorities that include legal‑defender funding and deferred maintenance.
Council members and staff used Tuesday’s work session to review unresolved budget items and legislative intents as the city moves into the FY2026 budget adoption window, emphasizing three immediate themes: preliminary property‑tax new‑growth figures, the city’s fund‑balance policy, and competing high‑cost priorities that could be funded if additional revenue appears.
Lisonbee Rowland, council policy analyst, led the briefing and noted the mayor’s recommended budget currently assumes a modest amount of new growth; preliminary state tax‑commission numbers are encouraging and could raise the city’s available ongoing…
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