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Council sets May 19 budget workshop to prioritize FY2027 spending
Summary
The council set a budget workshop for May 19 at 5:30 p.m. (library) to identify priorities for fiscal year 2026–27, with members requesting department needs, capital project lists, reserve use options and evening timing for public access.
Council members and staff discussed and set a budget workshop date to frame priorities for the fiscal year beginning in October 2026.
City staff asked council for timing and format and noted that final certified property values will not be available until late July, which limits final numbers; staff recommended earlier workshops to discuss high‑level priorities, capital projects and financing options. Council members emphasized evening meetings for public access and suggested May 19 as a first workshop date. Several members said they want department heads to submit prioritized lists of needs, wants and capital projects so council can focus on needs first and consider how to finance them (reserves, certificates of obligation or other tools).
Council voted to schedule the first budget workshop for May 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the library and asked staff to prepare materials and proposed agendas for future workshops leading into the July budget adoption schedule.
