The Finance and Corporate Services Committee today received a status update on the City’s 2026 budget. The overall tax-supported, transit services and rate-supported budget is facing a year-to-date deficit of $38.59 million. The City is projecting, however, a year-end surplus of $11.16 million. Second-quarter citywide tax-supported services results show a combined deficit of $40.17 million, driven mainly by winter operations and an $8.92-million Transit Services deficit. Rate-supported programs reported a $10.49-million surplus, mainly due to staffing vacancy savings and higher than...