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Staff presents $73 million FY26–27 budget proposal emphasizing infrastructure and services
Summary
City staff presented a proposed FY 2026–27 budget that totals about $73 million, emphasizes infrastructure investment and essential services, and uses limited reserve draws plus a transfer from the municipal utilities authority to balance planned spending.
Presenter (staff member) told the council the document before them represents the city’s combined final budget for the coming year and framed it around fiscal responsibility and infrastructure investment. “The total budget for this year is $73,000,000,” the presenter said, adding that increases from prior years are driven largely by grants such as DWSRF and ARPA.
The presenter outlined the mechanics the administration used to balance the plan: the city manages 52 funds (37 active), uses dedicated sales-tax allocations first, and in the general fund case has reduced planned reserve draws compared with last year. “We were able to, balance the budget with only using $400,000 of our reserve for the general fund,” the presenter said, and staff signaled they will return with a final document for council approval and a public summary ahead of the July 1 start of the fiscal year.
