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The Saint Paul City Council Budget & Finance Committee heard three substantive presentations: (1) Office of Technology and Communications (OTC) and St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) described options to modernize telecast services ahead of a Comcast franchise renegotiation and expiring telecast agreements in 2026; (2) the Office of Financial Services reviewed the city's outstanding debt, a 15-year debt model and recommended a $1.5 million increase to the property-tax debt levy in 2026 to stabilize the debt service fund; (3) the Human Rights, Equal Opportunity and Workforce (HERO) department summarized staffing and performance improvements, outreach gains, procurement cycle reductions and proposed staffing reallocations while noting federal HUD/EEOC contract uncertainty.
