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Council trims preliminary 2026 levy request after workshop; debate continues over pace of long-term capital funding
Summary
Finance staff presented a trimmed preliminary 2026 levy package that reduced an earlier request; councilmembers debated whether to accelerate capital funding to close a long-run maintenance gap or phase in increases more slowly.
City finance staff presented a revised preliminary levy and budget framework for 2026, cutting the initial levy request after council feedback and opening a debate about the pace of long-term capital funding.
What staff presented: Finance staff said she had reduced the general fund levy request by $400,000 and recommended taking roughly $270,000 from fund balance for 2026 items, tightened some staffing-grade assumptions (notably a lower step for three proposed fire captain positions) and lowered the projected health-insurance increase. The draft budget estimate presented showed total general fund expenditures near $8.8 million and a preliminary total levy of roughly $11.5 million, down from an earlier…
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