Executive Director Sarah Hayes told the board the agency closed FY26 with operating expenditures of about $11.4M (of $14.4M budget) and worker's compensation costs of roughly $40.6M; recoveries totaled about $988,000, about 174% of the year’s target.

Council members questioned finance, police and fire officials about why overtime remains high even as long‑term vacancies fall, pressed for data on overtime drivers, and requested quarterly projections and program details to reduce future year‑end supplemental budget requests.