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Finance committee reviews FY26 budget options; staff and members flag succession and staffing priorities
Summary
City staff presented three budget scenarios for FY26 and discussed options for COLA, public‑safety staffing, IT, stormwater and capital replacements. The committee asked staff to explore a middle ground for dispatch/shift differentials and endorsed succession‑planning steps for the Treasurer’s Office position request.
City budget staff returned to the Finance Committee with an update on FY26 budget development and three high‑level scenarios that will be included in upcoming council deliberations.
Finance Director Dan Hoffman outlined the process and calendar, noting the city will continue committee reviews before a May adoption. He said the starting point is an amended general fund budget of roughly $121.4 million, and that staff has prepared three options that differ primarily by how much of the operating requests and use of fund balance they absorb. The scenarios are presented as a scale of options rather than a fixed penny rate because staff is waiting on the auditor’s final revenue‑neutral…
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