FY 2026-27 and 2027-28 biennial budget
Summary
The council adopted the city's two-year operating and capital budget, including a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for all city employees effective July 1, 2026, plus updated user fees.
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Last discussed Jun 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Sets two years of citywide spending, a 2% employee COLA, and inflation-based increases to building, planning and public works user fees starting July 1.
Residents who rely on city services, and city employees receiving the COLA.
Teens and families lose some programming — the teen lounge days, summer camp and preschool hours were trimmed.
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City Council — June 15, 2026
The council adopted the city's two-year operating and capital budget, including a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for all city employees effective July 1, 2026, plus updated user fees.
City Council — June 1, 2026
The city balanced the FY 2026-27 and 2027-28 budget by cutting $2.4 million and using about $2 million of reserves to erase a $4.4 million deficit — no layoffs, but teen lounge days and some programs were trimmed. Casino revenue (about 59% of the general fund) is flat, so officials are pinning hopes on cannabis tax, a possible half-cent sales tax, and the police training center.
Planning Commission — April 28, 2026
The city's two-year construction list covers ten categories — ADA upgrades, streets, parks, drainage, fiber and more — with Giant Road paving, the I-80 gateway, McNeill Park and the Senior Center HVAC repair among the projects slated for the coming year.
City Council — April 8, 2026
Staff expects $4-5 million a year from cannabis sales, higher fees, a possible half-cent sales tax on the November ballot, and PD training-center fees — offset by about $1 million lost when Measure S drops to a quarter-cent in 2027. A July council decision will determine whether the sales tax goes to voters.
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