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Council hears first reading of 2026 budget amendment, notes $2.4M variance and FTE changes
Summary
Finance director presented Ordinance 2841, the first 2026 budget amendment, reporting nearly $2.4 million variance between estimated and actual beginning fund balances and proposing FTE adjustments (media services technician and a temporary finance specialist) tied to software implementation and project rollovers.
Finance Director Kristen Reed presented Ordinance No. 2841, the city’s first 2026 budget amendment, during the June 22 council meeting.
Reed said the difference between estimated beginning fund balances and actuals was "almost 2,400,000," driven primarily by projects that did not finish as anticipated and rollovers from other funds. The amendment increases some staffing levels — converting a media services technician from 0.5 FTE to 1.1 FTE and adding a temporary 0.5 FTE administrative specialist in finance while the city implements new financial software — and reconciles revenues and expenses so the ending fund balance increases by just over $1,000,000. Reed noted most items had been seen previously on the consent agenda; council treated this as a first reading and invited questions ahead of a subsequent vote.
What happens next: Because this was a first reading, council may ask follow-up questions and consider the ordinance for adoption at a later meeting.
