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Covington council keeps budget COLA, approves three decision cards and delays vote on proposed police hire
Summary
Council agreed to the budget forecast's COLA assumptions (2.715% for 2026; 3.6% average for 2027'2031), gave consensus to three decision cards (community care coordinator, ECSJ event grant, 10% human-services increase) and deferred a vote on hiring a police officer (approx. $300,000) pending further analysis at the January summit or the next meeting.
The Covington City Council on Nov. 12 left the proposed cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) assumptions in the FY 2026 forecast intact and agreed by consensus to include three decision cards in the proposed budget, while deferring a decision on adding a police officer until the council obtains additional information about revenue and offsets.
Casey, finance staff, walked council through the updated forecast and the decision cards included in that…
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