City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting
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Introduction of appropriation resolutions for the General, Capital, Wastewater, Transit, Stormwater, Cable, Old Town, Transportation Tax, Debt Service, and ARPA Funds for the FY26 budget year
4:30:09Billy BatesI just want to put out there that the first off as far as the five percent police department cuts according to the memo that we got that the five They can maintain current staffing levels, but it would impact equipment purchases, training, vacant tent positions, and retention incentives. And so even that 5% cut is a no-go for me. Any cuts to the nonprofit grant program are a no-go for me as well, because this is really not the time to be considering that, given the conversations and actions that are happening at the federal level. and sure, we didn't see the entire amount utilized last time around, but that was the very first year that we did it, and it was still most of it. I believe it was a little bit over $200,000.