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Budget committee recommends 2026 operating and capital budgets to full council
Summary
The city budget committee voted by voice to recommend the 2026 operating budget and the 2026 capital budget to the full City Council after hearing presentations on reserves, community grants, municipal pool finances, solar net metering and capital project priorities including vehicle replacements and the Erland tennis-court rebuild.
The City Council Budget Committee voted to recommend both the 2026 operating budget and the 2026 capital budget to the full council after a daylong review of department requests, reserve policy and capital priorities.
Director Miller, who presented the financial details, recommended returning to a reserve target described as “28% of expenditures or 105 days of expenditures,” noting that 105 days equates to roughly $7.3 million and that the 2025 reserve stands at about $7.2 million. Miller said the reserve and conservative income‑tax assumptions leave the city able to absorb short-term downturns without immediate cuts. “We’re using the slightly less conservative threshold of 28% of expenditures or 105 days of expenditures,” Miller said.
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