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City manager outlines midyear budget adjustments to close $15.4M gap; no layoffs planned
Summary
Staff proposed revisions to the 2026 budget to address an approximately $15.4 million general-fund shortfall, including a merit increase reduction from 3% to 2%, a hiring freeze with phased release, elimination of some vacant positions and no involuntary layoffs; the council advanced the annual appropriation ordinance on first reading.
City staff presented a midyear revision to the 2026 appropriation to cover an approximately $15,400,000 general-fund deficit driven by weaker revenue projections and higher personnel costs.
CFO Caleb Weitz summarized the package of adjustments, telling council the city is taking a conservative revenue approach on sales-and-use tax and photo enforcement revenue, and that higher-than-expected personnel costs contributed materially to the gap. “Overall, there was an approximately $15,400,000 deficit to address in the general fund,” Weitz…
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