FY 2026-27 budget shortfall and structural sustainability
Summary
The city can't yet balance its budget — the mayor put forward his own cuts, mostly vacant positions, and the council agreed to keep going without one-time money. Closing the decrepit Gomez pool is on the list. The budget comes back June 30.
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city faces roughly a $1.4 million budget gap before the proposed cuts, plus about $3 million a year in deferred building maintenance needs.
Long-term city financial health protects services and employee jobs.
Users of the Gomez pool and anyone whose vacant position is eliminated.
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City Council Meeting - Jun 16, 2026
The city can't yet balance its budget — the mayor put forward his own cuts, mostly vacant positions, and the council agreed to keep going without one-time money. Closing the decrepit Gomez pool is on the list. The budget comes back June 30.
City Council Meeting - May 19, 2026
The general fund is about $1.4 million short even after department cuts, papered over with one-time trust and annexation money. Council directed staff to find recurring reductions — possible position cuts, outsourcing dispatch and maintenance, even eliminating elected clerk and treasurer offices — before adoption by June 30.
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