Fiscal Sustainability: COVID-19 Recovery & Beyond

The City’s budget has fallen short in ensuring enough funds are set aside to maintain city services, facilities, infrastructure, and stabilizing our pension liabilities. Since being on the council, I have stressed the need to stop kicking the can down the road. I was proud to lead the effort in increasing the city’s rainy day fund to 16.6% of the city’s general fund, the largest reserve ever. As stewards of our community, it’s our obligation to cover the costs of today and not overburden generations to come, as we expect the future cost of goods and services to continue rising.