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City staff outlines steps to balance Mission’s 2026 budget, citing $49,000 projected excess
Summary
City staff told the council tonight that work since July has reduced a projected year-end surplus from about $900,000 to roughly $49,000 and described options — expense cuts, revenue changes, or both — to bring the 2026 general fund into balance ahead of September adoption.
Staff member Laura opened the work session and summarized progress toward a balanced 2026 general fund budget, saying the packet includes a one-page general fund summary and that “when we got to the end of 20 26, that number was over $900,000… the work that we've done since July has brought that down to, 49,000.”
Laura said staff had asked departments to return about $200,000 in operating expenses and to identify an additional $200,000 in reductions, applied as percentage cuts by department. She described delayed purchases, reduced transfers to the capital improvement fund for streets, and the removal of two vacant positions from the budget as part of the balancing effort. The staff presentation emphasized conservative revenue assumptions and noted only one verified revenue adjustment this year: plan-review fees from Millhouse just under $90,000 that have been deposited.
Laura directed the council to community engagement plans ahead of formal budget action: a community dialogue on August 20 and a required public hearing and potential vote at the September 17 council meeting. She said staff expects to return in September with final recommended budgets and any remaining decisions on mill-levy choices or additional adjustments.
