The finance committee recommended TMP 3731 to full council, approving internal staffing reallocations, a $139,620 equipment transfer for water utilities, a $50,000 increase to cover stormwater-election costs, and a $44,500 public-safety equipment replacement. Committee vote: unanimously recommended.

City staff presented three budget scenarios to close an estimated FY27 gap; the committee signaled consensus for 'Version C' — a core-government hiring freeze with phased police hires and targeted vacancy savings — and asked staff to return May 18 with refined numbers ahead of a June public hearing.