Joint Finance/Personnel Committee 11-12-2026

The City of Green Bay Joint Finance/Personnel Committee reviewed the mayor’s recommended 2027 budget on November 12, 2026, approving department budgets as amended. A motion to add a part-time neighborhood-support staff position at an estimated $45,000 was approved. A separate motion to add $20,000 for neighborhood-association funding failed on a 2–2 vote; the director said a separate request to carry over $10,000 in unused 2026 mini-grant funds would be brought forward in December. The committee also discussed neighborhood groups’ requests for continued mini-grant support and the potential effects of reduced staffing and funding.

Other budget items included increasing the city’s Transit levy contribution from $1.3 million to $1.35 million and using up to $500,000 of applied surplus as a local match for new buses. The committee reviewed public-safety costs, including police software expenses (with $15,000 for multifactor authentication), fire overtime and staff reclassifications, and the planned 2027 start of construction on Fire Station 3. Capital discussions included consolidating facility project funds, street work, and a $500,000 retaining-wall and railing project. The budget also includes Bluebeam software for planning staff and a new parks reservation system planned for January 1. No vendor contract award or bid approval was identified.