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City manager frames a transition budget; commissioners to form ad hoc committee on fund balance
Summary
City Manager Ben Marantat presented a city budget aligned to the strategic action plan, detailing fund-balance uses, personnel pressures and infrastructure priorities; commissioners agreed to an ad hoc committee to address long-term fiscal policy and to consider parks maintenance in September.
City Manager Ben Marantat presented the city’s 2026–27 proposed budget on May 11, describing it as a "transition budget" designed to align resources with the city’s recently adopted strategic action plan while addressing structural fiscal pressures.
Marantat and Finance Director Heidi Sheppey highlighted key points: use of fund balance ($1.6 million in the current year with a proposed $1.5 million draw next year), personnel costs totaling roughly $30.5 million, planning for voter-approved ALS/fire positions, and a multi-pillar prioritization that includes urban design, placemaking, regional…
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