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Council hears details of FY26 budget amendment; staff flags small reserve dip
Summary
Director Chung presented FY26 Budget Amendment No. 3, outlining a $54,097 net general-fund increase (police court expenses, library overtime, facility maintenance), a $400,000 projected red light camera revenue increase, and staff said the unassigned reserve ratio could fall to about 16.7% but that year-end activity will determine actual reserves.
Director Chung presented the city’s proposed third amendment to the FY26 budget, explaining department-level adjustments and fund-specific changes.
Chung said the general fund shows a net budget increase of $54,097 with key items including $29,500 for police court expenses and $12,000 for library overtime and supplemental assistance. Within Housing and Community Development, a $20,000 increase for a partnership program is fully offset by capital reductions to Maple Avenue connectivity and New Hampshire Avenue bikeway projects. Facility maintenance increased by $12,597 for a rec-center divider curtain.
For the Red Light Camera Fund, staff projected a $400,000 revenue increase tied to a stoplight camera pilot program and a $19,580 expenditure increase associated with the police promotional process; Chung reported a net revenue change tied to that fund in the cover memo. Special Revenue Funds appropriate $18,900 in carry-forward library construction funds.
Chung told council the estimated unassigned reserve ratio would fall to about 16.7% from a 17% planning target but emphasized these are budgeted estimates and actual year-end results (June 30, 2026) will determine final balances. Council members asked for clarifications on the promotional-process cost and whether that expense was a transfer or a newly identified item; police leadership said the promotional assessment is a biennial, contracted process for promotion to corporal, sergeant and lieutenant and had been inadvertently left off the adopted budget.
The council did not vote on the amendment tonight; staff said the item will return to a voting session on a subsequent agenda for a formal vote.
