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Council reviews budget amendments to cover rising public defender and jail costs and capital carryovers
Summary
City staff outlined 2025 budget amendments and 2026 modifications to account for rising jail and public defender costs, payroll payouts and capital-project carryovers; much of the added expense is being covered by grants and operating or capital reserves, staff said.
Paul presented proposed amendments to the 2025 budget and changes to the 2026 budget, telling council that public defender workloads and jail-related costs have risen and that recent legislation will increase public-defender needs. He said the city is using operating and capital reserves and some grants to cover the increases and that…
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