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The Anchorage Assembly held a work session on October 16, 2026, from 11:05 am to approximately 4:15 pm to discuss the proposed FY 2027 budget. The meeting included an overview of the general government budget, the six-year fiscal plan, enterprise and utility budgets, and the capital budget. It was the first of two work sessions; the second is scheduled for October 23, 2026.
Okay, everyone, I think we're ready to get started. Um, so uh it is uh 11.05. We are noticed. Uh this is going to be a long work session today. So we are discussing the FY 2027 proposed budget. Um so we're gonna be this is the first of two work sessions. We have a presentation as well as members have their budget books uh before us, and so we'll be working through that. And then we have uh I'll just say also we have our second work session. So uh what we don't cover today will be covered next Friday, the 23rd. Um, and then the plan, I know uh Miss Browse will speak to it in a little bit, but generally I just want to give folks uh well, actually before we do that, let's do uh introduction. So starting in the room, uh Mr. Martinez. George Martinez, Cameron Perez Radio. Aaron Baldwin Day, Donald Handel and Jared Gerker, Sydney Scout, Daniel Volant, Anna Brawley, and uh that's folks in the room, and I see uh member Johnson. I'm here. Okay, uh a little quiet, but we heard you and then uh Miss Silvers. Here, thank you. Thanks. Any other members on the phone? Okay, uh, then we will proceed. So uh as I was saying, just quickly for timing and then we'll we'll get into it. Um so we have we're noticed today from 11 to 4. Uh those who have been in this room for this before know that we generally do use that full time. So I'll also just say uh we will have a couple times for breaks, um, but generally if members need to step out, um, uh, you know, make a phone call, bio break, whatever, just please feel free to do that because we'll just be moving through. Um, I will manage the queue. In terms of timing, uh the general plan today, which I know um the admin folks will cover in more detail, is we will be starting with our broad overview. So kind of the the big picture of what the proposed budget is, those changes, um, the six-year fiscal plan will go until about 1230 for that. I'll keep an eye on time. Uh, you know, it's a little hard to manage timing sometimes, but we'll we'll get through as much as we can there. We will break for lunch. Um, lunch is provided for folks who are in the room, and then we'll be coming back before one, uh, probably a little not too long of a break for lunch, and then we'll get into enterprise and utilities budgets. Um, so the directors from those uh utilities will be here from about one to two. And then the remainder of the time we will get into the capital budget, which includes multiple departments, capital requests, uh, but looking at it holistically, and then we may start into some of the smaller departments. Um, but I think a lot of the kind of department level overview we are aiming for next week. So just for timing for that. So a lot of the, for example, major departments like fire department, we're gonna be covering uh next Friday, not today for anyone listening. Uh so uh with that, I'm gonna turn it to, oh, and I should have also said sorry, jumped right into it. Uh also in the room we have uh clerk's office, members of the administration who will be speaking uh in a moment, no members of the public right now. Uh so with that, I'm gonna turn uh first to Miss Uh Fleet Green for some intro remarks on behalf of the mayor, and then we'll uh move to the uh OMB director after that. Thanks. Great, good morning, everyone. Um best time of the year.