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Staff says departmental savings will cover $538,118 shortfall in adopted FY2026 budget
Summary
City staff told council at a work session that a $538,118 reduction in planned non-departmental savings will be offset by anticipated year-end departmental savings and possible revenue adjustments; staff recommended returning after fiscal year end with detailed savings breakdown.
City finance staff briefed Lynchburg City Council on Aug. 26 about how the adopted fiscal year 2026 budget will absorb restorations to services the council approved at a prior meeting. Staff said the adopted ordinance reflects a $538,118 reduction in planned budget savings in a non-departmental line item; those reductions were made to restore programs and services the council directed earlier in the budget process.
"In your final ordinance that came to you, there was a line item for that $538,118 reduction, in non departmental," staff said during the…
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