Pueblo presents 2026 budget with $11.9M projected fund-balance decrease; personnel and capital priorities outlined

City finance staff presented the proposed 2026 budget work session, showing a revised projected fund-balance decrease of $11.9 million, assumptions including a 1% sales‑tax decline and 5.8% health‑insurance increase, proposed pay adjustments and a mix of cuts and reclassifications for nonprofit contracts and positions.