
Speaker B
5:13 - 5:58
"the FY27 budget that's being presented to you today, I think it continues the city's tradition of sustainability. Some key factors I think you'll— you should note in this, um, that I think we are, again, continuing to invest in what's the city's most valuable resource, that's its people. It's got a 2% COLA in here for wages for all staff."
“the FY27 budget that's being presented to you today, I think it continues the city's tradition of sustainability. Some key factors I think you'll— you should note in this, um, that I think we are, again, continuing to invest in what's the city's most valuable resource, that's its people. It's got a 2% COLA in here for wages for all staff.”
With that, I'll just kick off with a little brief introduction, and then I'm going to turn this over to our finance director, Mr. Swarner, and we'll walk through the rest of the budget. But for me, the FY27 budget that's being presented to you today, I think it continues the city's tradition of sustainability. Some key factors I think you'll— you should note in this, um, that I think we are, again, continuing to invest in what's the city's most valuable resource, that's its people. It's got a 2% COLA in here for wages for all staff. We're sustaining the quality of our health and life insurance program.
Kenai's May 2, 2026 budget work session covered departmental goals, capital projects, and a proposed strategic plan, with city manager emphasizing operational priorities and council discussing process improvements.

The City of Kenai is recommending a 4% increase in water and sewer utility rates for fiscal year 2027, the first increase in two years, to address aging infrastructure including a potentially major wastewater treatment plant overhaul projected for fiscal year 2029.
