Committee discusses FTE counts and moving payroll between funds to support fire abatement and beautification work

Jun 4, 2026

Staff added total FTE counts (2.3 FTE) to the budget; committee members debated whether job descriptions and fund allocations could be adjusted to move portions of payroll between funds (highway, general, water/sewer) to cover tasks like fire abatement and roadside maintenance.

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Staff added full‑time equivalent reporting to the budget, showing a total of 2.3 FTE across operating funds (for example, 0.87 FTE in the water fund). "So, for example, here in the water fund, it's 0.87," staff said, noting the city does not have a full single employee assigned to each fund.

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