HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 10/07/2025 - Memorandum from Caleb Weitz re September 23, 2025 Work Session Summary: 2026 Budget Revisions
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Fort Collins, CO 80524
Work Session Memorandum
Date: September 29, 2025
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
From: Caleb Weitz, Chief Financial Officer
Subject: September 23, 2025 Work Session Summary: 2026 Budget Revisions
Bottom Line
The purpose of this memo is to document the summary of discussions during the September
23, 2025 Work Session. All Councilmembers were present, with Mayor Arndt attending
remotely.
Discussion Summary
A comprehensive presentation was made covering the revenue and expenditure challenges the
City of Fort Collins is experiencing in 2025. These financial and economic realities will also
impact the 2026 Budget, as adopted in the 2025-26 Budget last November. The presentation
included actions taken to date in 2025, as well as recommendations to rebalance the 2026
Budget by decreasing expenses in the Governmental Funds. The City Manager has
recommended a multi-faceted and balanced approach to those reductions, attempting to
minimize service delivery impact to the community and adopted Council Priorities.
Next Steps
Council questions and follow-up requests listed below will be responded to in writing in a
Thursday Pack memo on Oct 9, in advance of the next work session. That second work session
on the 2026 Budget Revisions is scheduled for October 14.
First Reading of the 2026 Annual Appropriation Ordinance is scheduled for November 3. That
is a Monday meeting to not conflict with the municipal elections on November 4.
Follow-up Items
The following items will be responded to via the memo referenced above in ‘Next Steps’
Docusign Envelope ID: 0F3EC79B-037A-4C79-863C-51B137783AC8
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Clarification of the difference between frozen positions and eliminated positions, as well
as any overlap between those
Additional information on the proposed position reductions in Sustainability Services
Additional information on the Camera Radar Red Light program
What are the proposed reduced hours for the Hard to Recycle Yard at the Timberline
Recycling Center (TRC) and what community impact is expected?
What work will not get done from eliminating the Code Compliance position in
Community Development?
Request for comparable staffing data with other Sales and Use Tax Audit programs
along the Front Range
Request for an updated chart on the Digital Inclusion reserve balance estimates and
information on the ability of that funding to cover the estimated 2026 shortfall of the
Grocery Tax Rebate program
Request for more information about the Poudre Flows offer and why staff believes the
delay in the planned 2026 funding is not an issue for the City
Request for more information about the impacts to the community from the proposed
reductions in the 2026 Budget Revisions
Docusign Envelope ID: 0F3EC79B-037A-4C79-863C-51B137783AC8