The Budget Finance and Audit Standing Committee convened on April 2, 2026, to continue deliberations on the city's fiscal year 2027 budget. Council members reviewed proposed changes to the mayor's budget, totaling approximately $22.1 million in adjustments (1.4% of the general fund budget). Key discussions centered on funding for the Brennan Center renovations, fleet vehicle purchases, and various one-time allocations. Public comment was heard on budget transparency, police spending, and community engagement.
So back to order or good evening now. I'd like to call back to order the expanded budget finance and audit standing committee for the purposes of the budget. Madam Clerk, good afternoon, good evening. You're gonna get it right. Good evening. Councilmember Scott Benson. Councilmember Letitia Johnson. President. Councilmember Denville McCampbell. Present. Councilmember Renana Miller. Here. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero. Present. Council Member Mary Waters. President. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway. Council President Pro Tim Coleman Young. Council President James Tate. Yep. Mr. President, we have quorum. Thank you. We have a quorum, which means we're now in session. Mr. Corley, I know you're back there crunching numbers running short. What do we come up with thus far? Thank you. Um president. I want to first thank the uh city planning commissioners for agreeing to meet in the auditorium. Really appreciate that. Absolutely. Normally meet you know in here, but um to um free up the space for council during this very important budget process, they uh they agree to meet in the auditorium. So really appreciate that. Um I do need to ask about one item, and if we can go page 18. And uh these are line items 198 and 199. So we combine those two line items and we place 4.5 million to that that got approved, but I need clarity on my understanding that's also being addressed in the administration's closing resolution. Does that mean that the administration is going to find the money? Or the 4.5 was that actually added as a one-time general fund. So I just I just need clarity on that one. So if we can start, Mr. President, you know, when we say it's going to be added into the administration's closing resolution, does that mean that they're gonna try to identify the funding to come up with 4.5 million dollars? Ms. Johnson, hopefully can answer that. Mr. Johnson. Uh through the chair to Mr. Corley, yes. So we will um provide the the where the funding is located. When we're putting it in our closing resolution, it's because it's it's funding that was already included in the let's say the capital budget, for example, in in the example of this item, these dollars were already part, they're already there's already money set aside for parks, and so what I'm saying is we will make sure that we set aside, I'm committing to set aside those dollars specifically for this use.