“I was able to work with the Department directors in our police and fire and public works and parks and all of our other directors to find areas where we could reduce spending that would have the least amount of negative impact on our residents.”

“I presented the package of reductions to the council at the February 4th council meeting. They received those, they had a chance to look through them ahead of time, they asked me some questions about it at the meeting and then they approved the package unanimously.”

“The early 2026 2027 budget projections with current service levels and planned projects require a significant Levy increase that is not palatable to members of the city council. The finance department is leading the effort to get ahead in the budget planning process to examine all options for reducing those projections.”