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Council hears preliminary budget showing roughly $315,000 general-fund shortfall
Summary
City staff presented a preliminary budget estimating about $2.4 million in revenue and a roughly $315,000 gap in the general fund; the administration set a public hearing for April 6 and a final vote for April 13 and urged council guidance to finalize a balanced proposal.
Lebanon City staff presented a preliminary budget to the council committee that projects approximately $2.4 million in revenue and a roughly $315,000 shortfall in the general fund.
"This is the cold hard truth whether we like it or not," Jessica said in the committee meeting while walking members through revenues and nonnegotiable costs, adding that the preliminary draft includes salaries, insurance and benefits but no funding for sidewalks, road projects or other discretionary capital.
Jessica said the city has borrowed from…
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