Budget Chair Jason Ervin (28) is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 17, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Budget and Government Operations on Thursday approved a measure that calls on the mayor and his administration to work faster to implement the 2026 budget as approved by a majority of the council, but the mayor’s office said it is doing its best to fulfill its commitment despite having to institute many “untested” measures.