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Garner presents FY27 working budget; staff flags $11M potential gap and new fire apparatus costs

Town of Garner Work Session · April 1, 2026
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Budget Director Sarah Warren presented a FY27 working budget with $90.6M in revenues, highlighted obligations and increases (retirement, insurance, benefits), and outlined potential capital and recurring needs that could create up to an $11M funding gap if all priorities are funded.

Budget Director Sarah Warren briefed the council on the FY27 working budget during the March 31 work session, identifying current revenue estimates and several cost pressures that will shape the manager's recommended budget.

Warren said the town's current working revenue number is $90,600,000 and outlined near-term obligations, including employer retirement contribution increases and locked-in health-benefit costs. She flagged a set of recurring and one-time items the town is…

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