Metropolitan Council City Council — Transcript
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Metropolitan Council approves $56 million in budget amendments
2026 Third Quarter Budget Amendment
2026 Non-represented Plan Changes
Q2 2026 Financial Report
Medical and Dental Insurance Rates for 2027
Votes (2)
2026 third quarter budget amendment (2026-124 JT)
Dissent: None
Moved by Unknown [00:31:40] · Seconded by Unknown [00:31:41]
Stuart McMullen, Budget Director, presented the amendment, detailing changes to operating budgets in community development (local housing incentives) and transportation (suburban transit grants). Capital budget changes included funds for St. Paul's Como Zoo, the Bronze Line project, and transit technology enhancements.
2026 non-represented plan changes (2026-158)
Dissent: None
Moved by Unknown [00:35:36] · Seconded by Unknown [00:35:38]
Cassandra Taber introduced Becky Grahams, who then presented five out-of-cycle changes to the non-represented plan. These included removing specific parking administration language from the plan, defining executive benefits for new salary grades (O and above), removing redundant annual leave usage language, a title change in Appendix A, and updating salary grades in Appendix B to include N through U, converting previous executive categories.
Notable Quotes (4)
In community development, the amendment adds $2.25 25 million to the local housing incentives account for pass through grants. And in transportation, the amendment adds $13.2 million in pass through support from the regional transportation sales tax for grants to the suburban transit providers...
And in transportation, the amendment adds $22.5 million in funding to the ACP for the Bronze Line project and 11 million for transit related technology technology capital enhancements.
This removal allows for the administration of parking to be handled outside of the plan. This is not a reduction nor a removal of parking eligibility, just a relocation of where and how parking is administered.
This new salary grade reflects salary grades A through U, adding in eight new salary grades N through U with the conversion of our E1 and E2 to letter grading.
Ordinances & Resolutions (8)
Information item presented at the beginning of the meeting.
Goals and missions that projects reflect and advance.
Legislation that led to the expansion of the Negotiated Maintenance and Construction (NMC) program.
Business item 2026-124 JT presented for approval.
Policy guiding pass-through support from regional transportation sales tax for suburban transit providers.
Business item 2026-158 for approval of out-of-cycle updates to HR plan.
Information item presenting financial overview of the organization.
Information item presenting proposed rates for the upcoming year.