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City manager presents FY26 ‘hold‑steady’ budget; TIF scenarios and modernization projects highlighted
Summary
City Manager presented the FY26 proposed budget based on a 3.39% scenario and outlined next steps in the adoption schedule; staff highlighted planned modernization (new website, finance system, permit modernization), new professional hires and TIF modelling showing range of outcomes depending on future development.
At the Dec. 12 budget retreat, city management presented the proposed FY26 budget and a timeline for adoption. The draft budget follows a 3.39% scenario the manager used as staff’s working recommendation and is intended to hold property‑tax increases modest while allowing department priorities and limited additions.
The city manager said the budget package includes continuing modernization work — a new city website scheduled for early January, a new finance system contract under review, and an ongoing permit‑modernization project that will go live…
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