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Ashland presents balanced budget after $3M in cuts; commissioners press event groups for itemized spending
Summary
City finance staff presented a balanced fiscal 2026-27 budget after roughly $3,000,000 in expense reductions largely achieved through attrition; commissioners asked event promoters to submit itemized budgets before releasing contingency funds.
Ashland City Commission on April 23 heard a budget presentation from the city’s finance director showing about $3,000,000 in expense reductions and a plan to rebuild reserves to roughly 25% of operating expenses within two-and-a-half years.
The finance director, Miss Beach, told the commission the proposed budget is balanced after personnel reductions achieved “the majority was through attrition” and other savings such as eliminating some cellphone allowances and bringing work in‑house. “We cut about $3,000,000 out of the budget,” she said, adding that the city has managed the reduction while maintaining services and has been off a line of credit for “about three weeks.”
The budget presentation framed the cuts…
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