Jonathan Brewster
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 34:40
- Avg per meeting
- 2:53
- Segments
- 703
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Top issues during term (11)(Taxes Budget)
Audit Prep Consulting Contract (Price Page and Company)
General fund balance now $17.6 million, up $2.4 million.
New city website launch
No cost figure given.
Measure P Hotel Tax Spending Plan
A 24% drop in hotel tax revenue vs. the same quarter last year.
FY 2026-27 City Budget Adoption
General fund running $645,000 over budget this year; enterprise funds about $500,000 over, driven by the ESG project.
Funding the $2.45M JR Vilance settlement
$2.45 million, with a temporary $556,000 shortfall in the water fund recouped over a few years.
Reyes Jones Construction Litigation Settlement
Settlement terms weren't detailed at the meeting, but litigation costs end with the agreement.
Rising engineering costs from new subdivision growth
A modest budget increase to cover consultant engineering tied to booming development.
Master User Fee Schedule and Cost Allocation Updates
A typical new home's building permit rises to about $1,700, and the general plan fee generates an estimated $75,000-$85,000 a year toward a future update.
City council stipend increase
Costs the city roughly $950 a month for the mayor and $850 for each council member going forward.
Measure S Strengthening City Finances
General fund revenues projected at $21.3 million in FY26 versus an $18.4 million budget — a $2.8 million surplus, with $1.7 million in true revenue growth.
Unfunded Pension (PERS) Liability
Savings only where positions can be refilled at lower pay or left vacant; no blanket offering.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Brewster was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
No votes found matching Taxes Budget.