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Committee previews Lancaster City budget schedule; water fund memo to be released ahead of Nov. 18 session
Summary
Staff said the city will distribute a water fund memo by Friday ahead of the Nov. 18 session and that no rate increases are proposed this cycle. Committee members said the earlier budget release has improved engagement and allows more time for council review.
Staff told the committee the budget schedule has been shifted to provide earlier public and council review and that the water fund memo will be shared by Friday for the Nov. 18 session. "We're going to share that, by Friday for the ... session on the eighteenth," staff said.
Council members and staff said distributing budget materials earlier in the year has improved engagement from council and the public and gives more time to raise questions. Staff said the current proposal includes no rate increases for property tax, earned income tax or enterprise funds, but that some substantive budget decisions remain because federal pandemic-era funds (ARPA) are expiring.
Staff characterized the revised timing as a benefit to staff and council because it avoids compressing budget review into holiday weeks and gives time for more substantive dialogue before December. Specific water fund numbers and rate projections were not provided at the committee meeting; staff said detailed memos and packet materials will be distributed in advance of the relevant meetings.
