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City staff outlines three-tranche decision-package process, seeks guidance on first-round inclusions
Summary
Staff presented a prioritized decision-package framework (first, runner-up, second runner-up) and asked commissioners to confirm which 'first‑column' items to include in the proposed FY2027 budget; staff said available general-fund funding for decision packages is about $11.15 million.
City staff told the commission that decision packages were organized into three priority tranches and that the packet in front of commissioners shows which items fit within available funding for each fund.
"The 1 the 1st 1, recommends approval. The 2nd 1 is the 1st runner-up should additional funding become available. And then, there is 0.333 column that says if additional funding becomes available after the 1st additional funding becomes available, then we should consider including that," staff explained, describing the priority columns and urging commissioners to indicate which first‑column items they support.
Staff asked the commission to indicate whether the 'yes' items and specified start dates listed in the first column should be included in the proposed budget; the staff representative noted that no formal vote was required that night but that the commission’s guidance would shape the version published for the 30‑day public review period required by law.
Commissioners asked targeted questions and requested staff to look for small reallocations (for example, $15,000 for cubicles to keep certain teams colocated) and signaled general support for adopting the first‑column items as the baseline of the proposed budget.
