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Council passes $412 million budget; bus fares rise, library Sundays spared

By Devon Achebe, Carrow Valley Courier

After a five-hour meeting that stretched past midnight, the Carrow Valley City Council on Tuesday approved a $412 million budget for the coming fiscal year, a 5.9% increase over this year's $389 million spending plan. The vote was 5-2, with council members Ilse Brandt and Omar Fakhoury voting no.

The budget that passed is smaller than the $418 million version Mayor Teresa Valdivia proposed in May. To close the gap, the council trimmed a planned expansion of the city's tree-planting program and delayed the purchase of two street sweepers by a year.

The property tax rate stays unchanged at 0.62 per $100 of assessed value, though rising home values mean many homeowners will still see larger bills. The city estimates the median homeowner's city tax bill will rise about $74 next year.

The most contentious change is to bus fares. Starting January 1, a regular one-way fare will rise from $1.75 to $2.00, the first increase since 2019. Reduced fares for seniors, students and riders with disabilities will stay at 85 cents. Transit director Maya Lindholm told the council the increase would raise about $1.1 million a year and help cover a driver pay raise that the city agreed to in July.

Several speakers during public comment asked the council to keep fares flat. "For people like me who ride four times a day, six days a week, that's another six dollars a week," said Rolando Vega, a hospital food-service worker. Council member Fakhoury proposed an amendment to delay the increase until July; it failed 3-4.

Library supporters had a better night. An early draft of the budget would have closed all four library branches on Sundays to save about $640,000. After more than 200 residents emailed the council and dozens spoke at last week's hearing, the council restored the Sunday hours, paying for them by drawing down the city's equipment reserve fund.

Public safety spending grows by about $6 million. The budget funds six new firefighter positions, which Fire Chief Ronan Mbeki said will let the department staff the new Station 9 on the city's south side around the clock when it opens in the spring. The police department's budget is essentially flat; a request for eight additional officers was not funded, though the council approved money for a study of the department's staffing.

Street repair gets a $3.5 million boost, which Public Works Director Sun-Hee Park said would let crews repave about 22 more lane-miles than this year and fill potholes faster. The city's goal is to respond to pothole reports within 48 hours.

Brandt, explaining her no vote, said she could not support a budget that raised fares while "spending reserves we may need in a downturn." Fakhoury said he voted no mainly because of the fare increase.

Pension costs continue to squeeze the budget. The city's required contribution to the state retirement system rises by $4.3 million next year, and Finance Director Albert Szymanski warned that the increase is expected to continue for at least three more years. "Every dollar of growth we have is spoken for before we start," he said. The council asked his office to return in February with options for paying down the city's unfunded pension liability faster.

The budget also sets aside $750,000 for a pilot program that would send mental-health responders, rather than police officers, to some 911 calls. The pilot will start in two neighborhoods and be evaluated after 12 months.

Not every proposal survived the night. A plan to add a second shift of code-enforcement inspectors was dropped, as was a proposal to extend pool hours at the city's two outdoor pools into September. Council member Priya Venkataraman, who sponsored the pool proposal, said she would bring it back during next year's mid-year budget review.

Residents who spoke during the nearly two hours of public comment were split on the overall plan. Several business owners praised the street repair money, while others urged the council to rebuild reserves instead of spending them on library hours.

Valdivia, who does not vote except to break ties, praised the council's work. "No one gets everything they want in a budget, and that's a sign it's balanced," she said.

The new fiscal year begins October 1. The council will hold a separate vote next month on fees for parks and recreation programs.
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