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Process improvement panel presents $20 million in possible budget reductions; council urges deeper analysis
Summary
The Process Improvement Steering Committee presented options it says could yield about $20 million in near‑term savings and longer‑term process changes; council members praised the work but asked for targeted analysis of downstream impacts, effects on federal matching funds, and inclusion of schools in efficiency talks.
Brad Martin, chair of the Process Improvement Steering Committee, presented the group's review of city operations and its charge to find roughly $16 million in savings for the FY27 budget process. Martin told the council the committee identified about $20 million in potential reductions but cautioned that many proposals carry downstream or revenue impacts that require further analysis.
"We actually came up with $20,000,000," Martin said, noting that the…
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