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Bend council trims work‑plan scope, asks staff for clearer priorities and an early funding discussion
Summary
At a lengthy work session, councilors used a ranked survey to signal which proposed actions to delay or prioritize in the city's biennial work plan; staff will return in early June with a tightened proposal and plan a holistic funding discussion in early 2026.
City staff and councilors on Tuesday spent most of a work session running a prioritization exercise on the city’s six strategic goals, asking council to select items to delay to the next biennium and to identify a short list for accelerated action.
The staff presentation summarized the council goals and the 18 strategies beneath them, noting that about half the listed actions would create new or expanded programs and that many require dedicated staff. “About 50% of the items result in a new or expanded program,” a staff member told council, arguing that the city’s staffing and budget…
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