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City outlines long-term financial strategy; 2025 to focus on "take care of what we have" measures
Summary
Charlotte Husky, the city’s budget officer, presented the draft long-term financial strategy and said staff will pursue a two-year approach: focused revenue steps in 2025 to address core services and a broader ballot strategy in 2026 for additional investments.
Charlotte Husky, the city's budget officer, presented the city’s long-term financial strategy to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and described it as a foundational, multiyear effort to align revenues, reserves and service levels.
Husky told the board the strategy builds on earlier reviews, including the Blue Ribbon Commission recommendations, and aims to increase revenue flexibility and reduce dependence on sales and use tax. She summarized the framework around three guiding principles—fiscal sustainability and sufficiency, equity, and resiliency—and said staff are inventorying fees, taxes and…
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