City Council Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole Meeting
Committee reviewed Mayor Gove’s FY27 operating budget (2026-001) and voted to adopt the FY27 Total Appropriation of $93,229,971, approved the Total General Fund of $84,704,738, and recommended the Library budget of $979,621.
The Ad Hoc Budget Committee of the Whole convened to conclude review of Mayor Gove’s proposed FY27 operating budget. The meeting focused on departmental line items and objections offered by Councilor Stanganelli to several salary and other expense lines; he proposed multiple targeted cuts but most proposals failed to gain a second. The committee voted to recommend all unquestioned line items of the FY27 proposed budget back to the full City Council, and considered specific departmental totals, including the Library budget.
Substantive votes included recommending the Library budget at $979,621 (passed 8-0 with one councilor recused), a failed motion to reduce the Total Reserves by $5,000 (failed 1-8), approval of the Total General Fund amount of $84,704,738 (approved 8-1), and final approval of the Total Appropriation for FY27 at $93,229,971 (approved 8-1) under budget order 2026-001. Discussion highlighted fiscal caution from members proposing reductions, comments supporting staff and certain higher line items, and recognition from several councilors thanking the administration for the budget work; no public comments were recorded in the minutes.
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