Budget director outlines midyear projection; city projects about $4.5M surplus while Metro faces a $4.2M gap

Jul 28, 2026

Budget Director Christine Coe presented the midyear projection showing approximately $4.5 million in surplus driven by stronger revenues and agency underspending; the resolution includes technical transfers, $500,000 from contingent reserve to agencies, and increased budget authority for Metro, which projects a separate $4.2 million operating shortfall.

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Budget Director Christine Coe presented the city’s midyear projection and the elements of the midyear appropriation resolution. Using actuals through May 31 and agency projections, staff estimate roughly $767,000 above-budget revenues and about $4,000,000 of agency underspending, yielding a projected surplus near $4,500,000.

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