City finance staff reported a large uptick in occupational-license revenue and a $1,000,000 surplus in the sewer fund; the council flagged rising insurance and street maintenance costs and asked staff to run a time-phased analysis of state match obligations and capital cashflow.

Finance director Todd Turnyon told the council the books are substantially closed through Sept. 30, the city will produce revised budget projections in early November, and the city's FEMA-related fund shows a negative balance of about $950,000 due to reimbursements, insurance recoveries and FEMA depreciation rules.