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Council keeps compensation/classification study, defers facility/staffing study; asks for staffing cost estimates
Summary
Council agreed to retain a proposed compensation/classification study (~$40,000) in the FY27 one‑time list but to defer a larger facilities and staffing analysis (~$50,000) to a later budget year; staff will provide detailed cost impacts for requested FTEs and rationale for repurposing existing positions.
Council discussed onetime budget requests totaling about $708,000 and focused on two proposed studies: a compensation and classification update (estimated $40,000) and a broader facilities/staffing analysis (estimated $50,000). After debate about priorities and bandwidth, the council directed staff to keep the comp/class study in FY27 and to remove the facilities/staffing study from the current one‑time ask, with the intent to consider it in the FY28 process.
Council members asked staff to provide dollar estimates for each requested FTE and to identify which new positions are net new versus swaps for existing funded roles (for example, swapping an accounting specialist for a meter technician in utilities). Several councilmembers emphasized the need for a staffing plan tied to new facilities (Fire Station 4, animal services) and to sequence personnel additions alongside revenue or grant opportunities (e.g., SAFER grant for firefighters).
Staff agreed to return with staffing cost breakdowns and to provide rationale for prioritization at the next budget workshop. The short‑term decision reduces FY27 one‑time costs by $50,000 compared with the earlier proposal.
