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An Appropriation in the amount of $126,652,797 to fund the Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund Operating Budget.

Clerk file 2026-1208 — its full path through the council

Passed · Recommend · moved by Kim Vandiver, seconded by Cal Finocchiaro Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams.

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B. (ID # 2026-1208): An Appropriation in the amount of $126,652,797 to fund the Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund Operating Budget. Motion to Recommend made by Councilor Vandiver Seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro All were in favor and motion passed RESULTS: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] TO: City Council AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, John Obremski, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Ryan Williams 7 NAYS: None VII. APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY26

2026-1208 FY27 General Fund DPW Budget $11,702,429

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Transcript (~1 min @ 1:55:32)

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▶ 1:55:31 Devin Romanul: Yes. All in favor. All right. All in favor. We will move the revolving fund table for FY27 to the full council at our next meeting. And up next, ID number 2026-1208, an appropriation in the amount of $126,652,797 to fund the fiscal year 2027 general fund operating budget.

▶ 1:55:52 Kimberly Vandiver: Motion to recommend to the full council.

▶ 1:55:55 Devin Romanul: Second. Motion recommended by Vice Chair Vandiver, seconded by Councilor Finocchiaro. On discussion?Seeing none.

▶ 1:56:03 Speaker 1: Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

▶ 1:56:05 Speaker 2: Vice Chair Vandiver? Yes. Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Finocchiaro? Yes. Councilor Jamaleddine? Yes. Councilor Karamcheti? Yes. Councilor Kowal? Yes. Councilor Abrmski? Yes. Councilor Park? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. Chair Romanul.

▶ 1:56:20 Devin Romanul: Yes. All in favor. All right. All in favor. We will move our FY27 budget to the full council. Under All right. Up next, we have, for appropriations for FY2026, ID number 2026-1238-1, an appropriation from free cash in the amount of $400,000 to the fire department for projected overtime costs through the end of this fiscal year.