Personnel and Finance Committee

Minutes Agenda City Website ↗

The committee spent most of the night trying to close a remaining gap in the proposed 2026 General Fund budget, with about $60,000 still needing to be cut and/or replaced with new revenue. Members did approve one small but real shift: moving concession stand income into the General Fund.

Budget balancing is still unfinished: staff said roughly $60,000 still needs to be cut and more revenue found for the 2026 General Fund, meaning the numbers residents will see later could still change.

Committee voted to recommend moving concession stand income into the General Fund instead of the Special Events Fund—an accounting choice that can change which parts of city operations look “funded” versus “short.”

Capital projects and borrowing were reviewed, with current projects totaling $3,388,000 and $2,176,318 supported by property taxes—big-picture context for why the operating budget is under pressure.

No public comments or communications recorded for this meeting.

Review of the following 2026 Budgets
Passed
Staff told the committee the 2026 General Fund budget still wasn’t balanced, with about $60,000 left to cut and additional revenue still needed. Members discussed possible options but did not land on a full solution in this meeting. They did vote to recommend shifting concession stand income into the General Fund rather than the Special Events Fund, and they reviewed capital projects totaling $3,388,000, including $2,176,318 supported by property taxes—numbers that help explain why the budget conversation is tight.
Recommendation to City Council Regarding 2025 Property Tax Levy, in Support of the 2026 Budget
The committee discussed the proposed 2025 property tax levy that would support the 2026 budget, but they did not make a recommendation. The minutes make clear the levy number is still a moving target because the General Fund budget wasn’t balanced yet. For residents, this is a key watch item: the levy decision is where budget choices can show up on tax bills, but the committee wasn’t ready to put a number on the record.