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City finance director: midyear finances on track but falling investment earnings could shrink capital transfers
Summary
Finance Director Cherie told the council the city’s midyear (July–December) finances show revenues exceeding expenditures by about $600,000 and that investment earnings, which produced $1.4 million in FY2024, have fallen from a 2024 peak of 5.29% to about 3.86% in January 2026 — a decline that could reduce one-time transfers to capital projects such as parks.
Cherie, the city’s finance director, presented the midyear financial report for July through December and said general-fund revenues currently exceed expenditures by about $600,000 year to date. "Very normal," she said of the December property-tax inflow that boosted that balance.
Cherie emphasized three items in the new midyear format: the presentation itself, an investment-earnings overview, and a quarterly "council priority" spotlight on fiscal responsibilities. She told the council that 82%…
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