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Mister Nieto presses council to explain $4.8 million unassigned fund balance
Summary
A public commenter, Mister Nieto, asked the council to explain how a $4,800,000 unassigned fund balance would affect negotiations and whether the city can afford proposed payments; he said a fire department staffer told him the fund balance is "healthy" but he had not received follow-up.
During the meeting's public‑comment period, Mister Nieto asked the council to describe how a $4,800,000 unassigned fund balance would be used in negotiations and what the total payment amount would be.
"If you can describe what the effect is on the $4,800,000 unassigned fund balance," Mister Nieto said, adding that "from the citizens' perspective, that's all you have on the table that you can pay use to pay for with with negotiations." He said he had spoken with "Jeremy, the fire department," who told him he was wrong and that "it is a healthy fund balance," but that he had not received follow‑up.
Mister Nieto asked council members to clarify the outcome of upcoming discussions and to explain affordability and totals tied to any deals under consideration. The public record in the transcript contains no council response with specific figures; the council subsequently moved into a closed session on labor negotiations and later adjourned.
The transcript does not identify any formal motion or vote tied to the funding question during the public portion of the meeting. The transcript also does not provide further detail about what, if any, uses of the unassigned fund balance are being negotiated.
