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Council workshop yields consensus on traffic‑safety equipment, arts‑fund repayment and other budget items
Summary
At its April 22 budget workshop councilors agreed on several fiscally significant items, including a roughly $600,000 procurement for permanently mounted lidar/radar devices for patrol vehicles, removal of a $20,000 Manistee Ranch supplemental, a placeholder approach and workshop on Station 154 relocation, and repayment of $2 million to the Arts Fund.
Council considered the city’s proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget at the April 22 workshop and reached consensus on several supplemental items and follow‑up steps.
Budget framing: Budget staff said FY 2026 continues the city’s flat‑levy approach (no property‑tax increase), funds public‑safety MOUs, proposes a 3.5% cost of living adjustment for non‑represented employees plus up to 2% merit, and advances capital priorities identified in the 10‑year CIP. Staff presented operating and CIP highlights and requested consensus on a handful of additions and changes since the April 1 workshop.
Key council decisions at the workshop
1) Traffic‑safety devices (permanently mounted lidar/radar in patrol cars): City Manager and police staff recommended outfitting each patrol vehicle with permanently mounted lidar / speed…
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