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Council committee reallocates video-gaming revenue for city hall lighting and police sidearms
Summary
Finance Committee approved temporarily crediting March and April video-gaming payments to City Hall lighting and the May payment to the police department for standardized sidearms, with remaining gaming revenue returning to the parks fund.
The Finance Committee voted to reallocate portions of the city's video-gaming revenue toward two near-term projects. Finance Committee Chair (speaker 2) proposed applying March and April 2026 gaming payments to a City Hall lighting project and crediting the May 2026 payment to the police department to fund standardized sidearms so officers can carry uniform pistols. The chair said the parks fund has enough ongoing revenue and that returning the remaining June-through-April payments to parks would maintain longer-term park funding.
Chair moved the distribution plan, which was seconded and approved by voice vote. Supporters noted the parks fund has recovered and would not be harmed by the temporary reallocation. The committee discussed the need for a consistent model for policing equipment and that funding the City Hall lighting would be a one-time capital improvement.
What happens next: Staff will apply the March and April credits to the City Hall lighting project and the May payment to police procurement as approved. The committee did not specify the exact procurement schedule for the police equipment in the meeting record.
