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Staff lays out general fund projections as council begins budget work
Summary
City staff told the council projected revenues rose in 2025 and are forecast to grow through 2027 while expenses climb faster in the near term; staff flagged reclassifications, capital shifts and several department-level increases that shape next year’s budget.
City staff presented a multi-year view of the general fund, saying the city’s revenues rose in 2025 while spending increased at a faster rate. "You can kinda see in 2025, our revenues were up about 13% and our expenses were up about 20%," the staff member said during the presentation.
The staff presentation explained a set of reclassifications and allocation changes—shifting some capital outlay into transfers and reallocating insurance, contracted IT and citywide software costs to departments based on employee counts and risk. Projections provided in the session show revenues estimated to grow about 10.5% in 2026 and roughly 15.8% in 2027 while projected expenses rise as staffing and capital needs are phased in.
The briefing walked the council through department-level drivers: administration staffing changes (an added HR director and assistant positions), legal-service usage, court revenue revisions, and planned additions in public safety and senior services that together shape the draft budget for next year. Staff repeatedly asked council members to review binder materials and noted some capital costs tied to a one-time ERP implementation that are planned for 2026.
