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February sales tax down 5%; finance staff warn of constrained budget runway
Summary
City finance staff reported a roughly 5% decline in sales tax remittance for February and identified volatile use‑tax receipts as a contributor to year‑over‑year variation. Staff said the decline reinforces the need to reconsider requests for budget increases and to slow hiring of vacant positions as the city prepares the FY26 budget.
City finance staff told the Finance Committee on Feb. 20 that February sales tax remittance was down about 5% and that the drop — if sustained — will constrain the city’s budget outlook going into the FY26 process.
The finance director (unnamed) said “the February sales tax remittance was not positive. It was about minus 5%,” and cautioned committee members that the pattern could limit available increases for outside agencies and departmental…
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