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Committee hears budget progress, reserve plan and proposal for a project manager position
Summary
Staff reported the city budget process is on track, the reserve account target is roughly 23% for planned capital replacement, and staff floated creating a procurement/project-manager role to speed project delivery and reduce department burden.
Committee members heard a budget update from staff who said the budget process has been smooth and that the city is planning a restricted reserve to fund capital replacements. The Chair summarized the approach: the city will build a reserve account (roughly 23%) for vehicle and equipment replacement and to avoid deferring projects to future budgets.
The Chair also recommended creating a procurement or project-manager position to handle contracts and move projects to completion faster, arguing such a role would relieve department heads and deliver projects without carrying them forward into subsequent budget years. Members expressed support for the reserve approach and asked staff to review how a project manager would be structured within the city administration.
Ending: Staff will continue budget work, provide updated numbers for the committee's capital-priority list and examine the procurement/project-manager proposal.
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