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Engineering budget requests modest increases for repairs, stormwater compliance and energy planning

Board of Alders Finance Committee · April 23, 2026
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The city engineer told the finance committee the department’s general fund request is modest—highlighting a $100,000 increase for repairs and maintenance, stormwater/MS4 compliance spending, and energy procurement strategies to manage electricity price risk.

City engineer (presented as Givvani Z.) told alder members the engineering department’s general fund budget is focused on personnel and repairs/maintenance for city buildings and infrastructure. He described the year as a non-capital cycle and identified a modest net increase that the presentation labeled as roughly $102,000, with $100,000 targeted to the repairs-and-maintenance line to keep up with the living wage and rising contract costs.

He outlined ongoing…

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