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Business administrator tells council federal cuts delayed city budget; members request budget committee meeting
Summary
Business Administrator Eric Pennington told the council that the city has lost federal funds (including about $1 million and another $6 million recently) and that complications from federal reductions have delayed delivery of the city budget. Council members asked to schedule a budget committee meeting and sought regular updates.
During the May 6 pre‑meeting, council members asked when they would receive the city’s proposed budget. Multiple council members said the budget had been promised months earlier and pressed the administration for a timeline.
Eric Pennington, Business Administrator, told the council staff were still working with the budget director and that the department had been delayed by recent federal actions that pulled funds from the…
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