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Kuna council questions large budget increase, city reserves and police funding
Summary
At a Kuna City Council budget workshop, council members and a resident pressed staff for clearer breakdowns of a proposed jump in the city's budget and for justification of large reserve balances; staff said the top-line increase largely reflects carryover, contingency and infrastructure funds and warned House Bill 389 limits property tax revenue.
At a Kuna City Council budget workshop, council members and a public commenter pressed city finance staff for more detail on a proposed jump in the city's 2026 budget and on why Kuna is holding large reserve balances.
The workshop followed a public comment earlier in the meeting from Michael Rackle, who warned the council against a "rubber stamp" and questioned a jump in the budget from about $112 million to $153 million. "Why is the city accumulating reserves to this scale," Rackle asked, noting the proposed budget lists about $87.6 million in carryover and that more than $49 million is allocated to water, sewer and irrigation funds.
Jared, finance staff, told the council the headline numbers in the packet include carryover and contingency and therefore overstate expected spending. "When you actually look at the true spending, which is strip out carryover and…
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