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Council central staff presents seven-year budget review showing $2.9 billion growth since 2019
Summary
Central staff presented a 2019'2026 seven-year budget review documenting roughly $2.9 billion (47%) citywide budget growth driven by new programs, the jump start payroll tax, personnel costs and voter-approved levies; the report includes a $211 million jump-start transfer to the general fund and a 1,241-FTE increase since 2019.
Council central staff presented a seven-year budget review on March 3 that tracks citywide budget changes from 2019 through the 2026 adopted budget and identifies the main drivers of growth.
"The city's budget has increased by $2.9 billion over the seven years, or 47%," Edin Sysic of Council Central Staff told the committee as he summarized charts and tables from the report. He said much of the numerical growth reflects a mix of new and expanded programs, voter-approved levy renewals and a large…
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