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Council members push to move finance and homeless-response subcommittees to full-council study sessions; staff plans Q1 budget retreat
Summary
A council member proposed eliminating three-person finance and homeless-response subcommittees in favor of full-council study sessions for greater transparency. City Manager Mark Ziegler and Finance Director Giddens outlined plans for a Q1 retreat on service levels to guide 2026 budget formulation.
A council member told the Jan. 14 study session that the council should eliminate three-person subcommittees for finance and homeless response and instead handle those topics in full-council study sessions so the public can see deliberations.
“I kinda like to eliminate those and have those be a full council discussion, in front of the public,” the speaker said, proposing study…
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