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The City Council unanimously adopted Financial Sustainability Plan Option 2, which avoids a property-tax levy lid lift and aims to balance the budget by 2029 through nonprofit operations, service and museum reductions, greater cost recovery, and additional core-function cuts. The plan also proposes a 0.1% public-safety sales tax that would require voter approval.
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The plan sets the City’s direction for addressing projected budget challenges through 2031. It could shift operations of the Larson Recreation Center, Ice Rink, and Museum & Arts Center to nonprofits, reduce some museum funding, and use employee separation incentives to lower personnel costs. Staff will develop detailed implementation plans, and the approach may be adjusted as economic conditions change.
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