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Budget office outlines carryover request: $3.2M requested for general fund; $2.5M approved so far

City of Spokane Finance Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Budget staff described the encumbrance carryover process that carries authorized but unspent 2025 budget authority into 2026. For the general fund the requested carryover is $3,200,000 with $2,500,000 approved so far; citywide requests under review were about $78,700,000.

Jacob Miller, presented the encumbrance carryover process and the special budget ordinance (SBO) that moves properly authorized but unspent 2025 budget authority into 2026.

Miller summarized which items can be carried forward (encumbered purchases not yet received, grant-funded activities not yet budgeted in 2026, and multi-year capital projects) and what cannot…

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