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Shelton staff warn general fund shortfall by 2027; council asks for annexation impact analysis
Summary
City staff presented projections showing the general fund drawing down unreserved cash and warned current service levels are unsustainable without new revenue or spending reductions. Council asked staff to model financial effects if the local fire district annexed the city and to bring details to a May 5 retreat.
City of Shelton staff told the City Council that the general fund is projected to draw down reserves under current assumptions and could face an uncovered shortfall by 2027 without new revenue or cuts.
At a study-session presentation, a staff member said projected 2025 expenditures exceed revenues by about $1,100,000 and that the city is using unreserved cash to balance the budget. The presentation showed a range of scenarios; under one conservative assumption staff said the city would use roughly $943,000 of available funds instead of the full projected $1.1 million, leaving a smaller but still significant draw on reserves.
The presentation placed public safety — including police and fire — as roughly 45 percent of general fund spending, a level the council signaled it was not willing to cut. The…
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