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Commission discusses millage, reserves, capital assignments, events and priorities in budget workshop
Summary
At a budget workshop, commissioners reviewed the city's fiscal posture (about $55 million unassigned), debated keeping funds in the general fund versus assigning to capital projects, asked staff for event and staffing cost details, and were told quick-charge EV stations cost roughly $450,000–$500,000 to install.
City staff told commissioners the city continues to carry large unassigned general-fund balances and is approaching next year’s budget with a conservative posture, but the commission used a workshop to debate priorities and trade-offs including millage-rate impacts, capital project assignments, events, staffing and EV infrastructure.
Finance staff reported that one point of millage is roughly $1.3 million and that the current unassigned general-fund balance is about $55,000,000. Commissioner concerns centered on whether assigned capital funds and the accounting treatment of interest reduce flexibility to lower the millage and respond to unforeseen events.
"I believe that the total millage last year ended up equating to $1,300,000,"…
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