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City and schools push earlier budget schedule; officials explore revenue formula and 1% sales tax for school construction
Summary
City administration asked the school division to deliver its funding request earlier in the annual cycle so the city can prepare a proposed operating budget by March. Council members and the school board discussed studying a revenue‑sharing formula to provide predictable school funding and endorsed pursuing state authorization and a local
City and school leaders used a joint work session to discuss aligning the city’s budget calendar with the school division’s budget request and to explore longer-term funding options including a revenue-sharing formula and a possible 1 percent local sales tax for school construction.
City staff presented a revised annual budget calendar that moves key milestones earlier in the year: council sets priorities in July, the administration issues budget instructions in September, departmental and constitutional-office hearings are in January, and the city manager delivers a recommended operating budget no later than the second council meeting in March. Public hearings and adoption typically occur between the March recommendation and the first council meeting in May.
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