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Staff flags $132,000 sales-tax shortfall; committee to review reconstructed recommendations
Summary
City staff reported a roughly $132,000 sales-tax gap and said the budget was programmed conservatively; members asked staff to show what recommendations changed once the shortfall was applied so the committee can prioritize.
Staff told the committee the budget includes a projected shortfall of roughly "$132,000," noting the departments and finance staff had been conservative in projecting sales-tax receipts after an unusually high prior year. "But that $132,000 is, I think, what it was," the presenter said.
Members pressed staff for specifics about which projects were cut or deferred as a result of that shortfall. Staff cited examples such as restroom upgrades and a proposed bowery that were removed from the current plan. Committee members asked staff to make these presentation details an agenda item at the next meeting so the group can evaluate whether any deferred items are critical.
