FY 2026-27 budget

Presented analysis showing low-use households pay $18.59 per thousand gallons versus $7-12 for heavy users, and proposed a uniform rate plus surcharge model.

Praised improved budget transparency and asked for five-year projections and reserve percentages closer to peer cities.

An Edmond resident and finance committee member who praised the budget's transparency but urged slower hiring, warned that police, fire, transit, and health insurance reserve funds are shrinking fast, and asked the city to adopt five-year planning and compare itself to Oklahoma City's restrained budgeting.