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Santa Fe holds study session to launch citywide goals, KPIs and budget timeline

City of Santa Fe Governing Body · November 20, 2025
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Summary

City department heads presented 68 goals, 292 objectives and 151 KPIs that will inform midyear reports and the FY27 budget; councilors pressed for realistic targets, stronger language access and a technology plan to support implementation.

Santa Fe held a study session to present a citywide set of strategic goals, objectives and key performance indicators that officials said will guide midyear reporting and feed into the FY27 budget process.

Deputy City Manager Phillips introduced the management-system framework as a tool to improve transparency and budget decisions, outlining a calendar that includes a Jan. 8 civic engagement session, a Jan. 23 council goal-setting workshop and an anticipated budget adoption in May. "This is kind of the kickoff to a year long budget process," Phillips said during the session.

The session featured presentations from 13 department heads and interim directors. Emily Oster, the finance director, said the finance department’s FY26 budget is slightly more than $26 million…

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