Budget workshop advances spending priorities
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Council directed staff to schedule a special meeting before the next budget hearing, formalize retreat priorities, and hire a qualified forensic auditor within 60 days. The 7-0 vote came during a FY 2026-27 budget workshop that also surfaced requests for street sweeping, the homeless Navigation center, arts funding, and City Hall updates.
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What this means
The Council used this budget workshop to review the proposed 2026-27 operating budget and capital improvement plan. Staff said the city is dealing with higher personnel costs, reduced vacancy savings, inflation, and uncertainty about state funding, and that some projects may be deferred. Council members asked for follow-up on development process changes, departmental performance metrics, road and service priorities, and arts and housing funding. They also voted 7-0 to hold another special meeting before the next budget hearing and to bring in a forensic auditor within 60 days to explain the audit process.
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- Directed staff to schedule a special meeting before the next budget hearing to review and formalize MCC retreat goals and priorities
- Directed staff to develop an implementation plan consistent with those priorities
- Directed staff to engage a qualified forensic auditor within 60 days to provide an overview of forensic auditing
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Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council - Budget Workshop
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