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City manager presents FY2027 draft budget with organizational tweaks, training and technology costs rising
Summary
City manager outlined a status‑quo FY2027 draft with selected increases: governing‑body training from $4,000 to $15,000, reassignments of staff into the city manageroffice, higher professional services for ERP implementation, and planned Tyler go‑live in July.
The city manager presented the proposed FY2027 operating budget and described limited organizational changes alongside targeted investments in training and systems.
He said the governing‑body and city clerk training line, previously $4,000 for the eight members, was increased to $15,000 to cover anticipated higher attendance and training demand. "I just plugged in $15,000," the city manager said, adding it could be adjusted if needed.
Why it matters: the draft preserves existing service levels while shifting some responsibilities and funding lines. The manager moved one staff member, identified in the presentation as "Kelly," into the city manager office for better organization without a net salary impact, and redirected several lobbying and economic development professional‑services lines from the CIP into operating to reflect actual work.
The finance director briefed council on expected audit and systems costs. He told council that the city received five audit proposals and conservatively estimated the annual audit would cost about $80,000 next year. The budget includes higher professional‑services funding to keep consultants (I Bailey, KTEC) on hand during an ERP transition. "We're just using a conservative estimate thinking that the price is going to go up," the finance director said.
On technology, the manager reiterated plans to go live with the Tyler enterprise financial system July 1 and to phase out manual Excel reconciliation work. The manager said Tyler should help streamline bank reconciliations, capital asset tracking and reporting once implemented.
Council asked for more granular backup. Multiple members requested the detailed line‑item spreadsheets; the manager agreed to publish the verified Excel data once it has been checked. He said he would circulate fuller detail as a follow‑up to the work session.
The work session concluded with a schedule for rate‑setting advertisements and the next budget meetings; formal adoption steps were left for the upcoming calendar. The council adjourned after departmental presentations and Q&A.
