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Hillsborough council accepts revisions to proposed FY 2026-27 work plan, adds e-bike education and pesticide outreach
Summary
At a Feb. 23 special meeting, the Town of Hillsborough City Council reviewed FY 2025-26 goals and, after a brief public comment, accepted staff-led revisions to the FY 2026-27 proposed work plan that add e-bike education, pesticide-use outreach, updates to special-event regulations and an internship feasibility evaluation.
Mayor Sophie Cole called the Town of Hillsborough City Council to order at 9:02 a.m. on Feb. 23, 2026, for a special goal-setting meeting at Town Hall (held in-person and via Zoom). City Manager Doug Davis and Assistant City Manager Mandy Brown led a review of FY 2025-26 goals and then presented the proposed work plan for FY 2026-27.
The council heard brief public comment from Dr. David Weinberg, speaking on behalf of Firewise, who displayed a framed map of the 2020–2025 chipping program work areas and urged the town to adopt a uniform reference for defensible space. Dr. Weinberg encouraged the council to use Chapter 7 of the State Building Code as that reference but said it should not be implemented as a mandatory regulation.
During council discussion, Assistant City Manager Mandy Brown presented an on-screen redline summarizing edits and additions to the draft work plan. The Council agreed, without objection, to revise item A1 to replace the word "wireless" with "telecommunications" to broaden the town's stated goal of improving access to communications services. Brown also summarized four additions: A5, "E-Bike Education and Enforcement" (under public safety/resiliency); C5, "Pesticide Use Education Efforts," and C6, "Update Commercial and Special Event Regulations" (under quality-of-life initiatives); and E4, "Evaluate Feasibility of Internship Program" (under transparency, efficiency, and customer service).
The discussion included presentations and supplemental information from department leaders who had participated in the FY 2025-26 review earlier in the session: Public Works Director Paul Willis; Director of Building & Planning Tim Anderson and Assistant Director Liz Ruess; Finance Director Jan Cooke and Assistant Finance Director Rich Santiago; Police Chief Melissa Colla and Police Captain Geoff Chenier; City Clerk Lisa Natusch; and City Attorney Christopher Diaz. The council recessed at 10:59 a.m. and reconvened at 11:23 a.m.
The redline summary was presented to the council "without objection," after which Brown was recorded as summarizing the finalized list of proposed FY 2026-27 activities. There was no formal roll-call vote recorded in the minutes on the amendments; the minutes state the revisions were summarized and presented without objection, indicating the council adopted the revised work plan language by consensus for staff to incorporate into final materials.
The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Sophie Cole at 12:50 p.m.
The Council's next steps, as recorded, are to incorporate the redline revisions into the FY 2026-27 work plan materials for future consideration and implementation; the minutes do not show a formal ordinance, fiscal appropriation, or adoption of Chapter 7 of the State Building Code during this meeting.
