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City manager previews FY27 budget, proposes $2 million bathhouse and 3% COLA
Summary
City Manager Carl presented a FY27 budget preview at a Manassas Park work session, proposing a $2 million bathhouse in the CIP, a citywide 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment (about $650,000), and a possible 5% technology fee while recommending use of unassigned fund balance if available.
City Manager Carl presented a draft FY27 budget at a Manassas Park work session and recommended funding a streamlined capital improvement program that includes a $2 million bathhouse project, a proposed 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for staff and coverage for rising health‑insurance costs.
Carl said a 3% COLA "is gonna cost about $650,000, all told for this citywide," and estimated health‑care cost increases of roughly 7% that would cost the city about $365,000 in FY27. He emphasized that he did not include a last‑minute classification and compensation study in the FY27 assumptions because of timing constraints.
On capital projects, Carl…
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