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What the FY27 Budget Proposal Leaves Unsaid
Personnel Costs, $652.3M (72.7% of General Fund)
Mayor Young states personnel costs consume 72.7% of the FY27 General Fund, about $652.3M of the $897.7M total. That share leaves only roughly $245.4M for everything else: contracts, supplies, capital transfers, contingency, and the rising lawsuit and pension obligations. Yet 843 budgeted positions remain vacant, and the proposal still credits $28M back against Police personnel through an attrition assumption.
Personnel Share
72.7%
Personnel Dollars
~$652.3M
Non-Personnel Remainder
~$245.4M
Vacant Positions
843
Police Attrition Credit
−$28.1M
Sources
- Personnel 72.7% / $652.3MMayor Paul Young, WMC Action News 5 · April 21, 2026 ↗
- General Fund total $897.7MExhibit D, Expenditure by Division · p. 19 ↗
- Police attrition credit (051901)Exhibit E, Police Services Expenditure Detail · p. 170 ↗
Questions Council Should Ask
- If personnel is 72.7%, why are 843 budgeted positions still vacant?
- How is a $28M Police attrition credit consistent with a recruitment plan?
- What grew faster than inflation inside the personnel line: salaries, benefits, or overtime?
- What contingency exists in the remaining 27.3% for the Nichols verdict and rising lawsuit costs?