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Assembly holds charter‑required hearings and refers FY27 budget ordinances, CIP and Eagle Crest reserve to Finance Committee
Summary
After hours of public testimony, the Assembly held required public hearings on the manager's FY27 budget, adopted motions setting minimum local school funding, and referred the mill levy, operating and school appropriations, CIP and an Eagle Crest reserve to the Finance Committee for further review.
Following the public participation period the Assembly held multiple charter‑required public hearings and took procedural action on the manager's FY27 proposals.
Madam Manager presented Ordinance 2026‑03, which establishes a proposed mill rate of 9.92 mills for FY27 (a net 0.32‑mill reduction). Mr. Burks moved to refer Ordinance 2026‑03 to the Finance Committee for further review; the motion was approved by unanimous consent.
The Assembly then heard Ordinance 2026‑01 (CBJ operations appropriation, just over half a billion dollars excluding the Juneau School District). Ms. Atkinson moved to refer the ordinance to the Finance Committee; that motion also passed by unanimous consent.
For the school district, Ordinance 2026‑02 would appropriate nearly $100 million for operations (including federal funds). During the public hearing Assembly member Christine Woll moved to set the minimum local contribution for the school district at $35,801,900 and to refer the ordinance back to the Finance Committee; the motion was adopted by unanimous consent.
The Assembly also took public testimony and referred Resolution 4044 (the FY27–32 Capital Improvement Program and FY27 CIP priorities) and Resolution 4040 (reserving up to $2,307,100 of restricted budget reserve to cover the Eagle Crest FY27 deficit) to the Finance Committee for further review. In each case the Assembly approved referral by unanimous consent rather than a recorded roll‑call vote.
No final budget decisions were made at the special meeting; the items will receive further scrutiny in committee and return to the full Assembly for possible amendments and final votes. The Finance Committee will be the next forum for detailed budget and CIP analysis, review of proposed reserves, and potential alternatives raised by public testimony.
