City Administrator Faye Johnson told the West Palm Beach commission the FY26 general fund was balanced after $4.2 million in operational reductions and one-time funding, while signaling cautious optimism that FY27 could allow a modest millage reduction without additional operational cuts.

The Higher Education Employment Advancement Committee voted to advance a substitute for House Bill 5455 that would allow the University of Connecticut president to craft hiring and benefits structures aimed at recruiting and retaining campus public-safety officers; members questioned bargaining-unit scope and future fiscal impacts before the move to the floor.

At a council workshop, city department heads outlined capital projects and staffing requests for FY27 — public works and wastewater trunk projects, park renovations and a police staffing proposal that includes multiple staffing options; council also approved two small annexation measures.