1.
Administrative Services, Non-Departmental, Police, Fire, Community
Development, and RDA/Economic Development presenting an overview of
their tentative departmental budgets for FY 26-27.
Brian Kelley, Administrative Services Director, presented the proposed FY27 budget for
Administrative Services Department which includes the following divisions: finance &
accounting, human resources, facility services and information technology. The net
general fund impact for FY27 for his department was an overall decrease of $112,000. He
provided a summary of budget adjustments to his department which included the
following: elimination and underfilling of positions, reduction in travel and meeting
expenses, funding of employee engagement and wellness initiatives, one-time capital
project costs, and IT capital equipment investments.
Following the presentation of the Administrative Services budget, Mr. Kelley reviewed the
proposed budget for Non-Departmental. He reviewed key budget transfers of programs to
the departments directly responsible for managing and administering the program
services: the neighborhood traffic safety program, employee tuition and recognition
program, building and safety professional peer review services, and audit services. These
changes are primarily administrative reallocations and do not create new expenditures.
Police Chief Jeff Nigbur and Deputy Chief Cory Hess presented the FY27 budget for the
Police Department. They reviewed the FY27 grants, costs associated with software
upgrades, drone upgrades, training, dispatch, special programs (SET Team), ammunition,
cell phones and one-time costs. They spoke about the capabilities and effectiveness of
using drone technology in law enforcement. They also reviewed future challenges to their
department and the financial impact.
Fire Chief Ryan McConaghie presented the tentative FY27 budget for the Fire
Department. He provided an overview of proposed budget requests, cost savings, grant
funding, and future needs and reviewed how their budget considered the council's budget
priorities. He reviewed grant funding sources, cost savings related to training, recruiting,
inventory management and cost sharing. He also reviewed budget requests and fleet
replacement needs.
James Sorensen and Brian McCuiston, Community Development, presented and overview
of the department's FY27 proposed budget. They reviewed cost savings and department
line item adjustments. General fund savings during FY26 were returned to the general
fund. Mr. Sorensen thanked the Council for funding the Administrative Law Judge. This
program has been very effective and successful.
Kasey Dunlavy, Economic Development/Redevelopment Agency Director presented an
overview of the department's FY27 proposed budget. He reviewed department efficiencies
which has resulted in budget reductions over the last four consecutive years. He reviewed
FY26 highlights which include participation/development agreements with developers,
approval of Cairns HTRZ zone, and small business development and support. He also
spoke about RDA project areas that are sunsetting and the financial impact on the
department budget.
Council questions and comments occurred throughout the department presentations.
Following the presentations, Council moved to General Citizen Comments at
approximately 8:18 pm.
