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Casper previews $21 million in new budget requests and wide-ranging project rollovers in FY26 amendment
Summary
City staff presented Budget Amendment No. 1 for FY26, proposing about $21 million in new requests (roughly $4.1 million net after offsetting revenues) and extensive project rollovers and repurposed funds across water, sewer, streets, police, Metro Animal Control and other core infrastructure projects. Staff scheduled the amendment for public-hear
City Manager Zulima and Finance staff presented Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal year 2026 and explained the amendment's four categories: new budget requests, project rollovers, repurposed funds and operational contract rollovers. The amendment is intended to restore spending authority for multi-year projects that were not completed by the end of the prior fiscal year and to authorize new spending requests.
Staff said the amendment includes about $21 million in new requests, representing an 11.4% increase over the previously approved FY26 budget of about $183 million; nearly $17 million of that $21 million is expected to be offset by new…
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