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City official: $10 million drop in budget forces across-the-board cuts
Summary
A city official told trustees the municipal budget fell from $68 million to $58 million year-over-year, citing statewide tax changes and rising contract costs as drivers of cuts affecting multiple departments.
A city official told trustees the municipality's budget decreased by roughly $10 million from the prior year, attributing the decline to changes in statewide tax receipts and increasing contractual costs such as the sheriff's contract. "It was $68,000,000 last year. This year, it's 58,000,000, so it went down by a full $10,000,000," the official said.
The official described a multi-step cut process that began with modest percentage reductions and escalated; departments are monitoring reserves and will continue budget hearings next week. Trustees asked about reserve levels; staff said the general operating reserve is around four to five months and needs rebuilding, which constrains the city's ability to absorb further cuts.
