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Council and staff begin budget planning; salary increases and insurance costs flagged
Summary
Staff distributed department budget worksheets; commissioners signaled support for employee salary increases (preferably percentage raises), and staff warned insurance and audit costs may rise. Council will set tax rate and utility fees in March.
City staff told commissioners they have circulated budget worksheets to departments as the city begins preparing the next fiscal budget and asked for high‑level guidance on priorities.
Elaine said the city lacks a permanent city administrator at present, which leaves compensation for that position uncertain in the draft. She reviewed department requests that have…
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