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Huntington Beach finance and human resources present budget outlook and long‑range financial plan

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Interim CFO David Kane and HR director Marissa Sir briefed the council on department budgets and operations, highlighting a structural budget gap, departmental headcounts and several revenue and efficiency opportunities as the city prepares for a June budget adoption.

Interim Chief Financial Officer David Kane and Human Resources Director Marissa Sir presented department budgets and operations during the council meeting, outlining current expenditures, staffing levels and steps the city is taking to address a recurring structural deficit.

The nut of the presentations: finance and HR are largely internal service functions but both departments identified specific operating costs and potential efficiency or revenue actions as the city works toward a balanced budget to adopt in June.

Kane said the finance department’s annual expenditures are about $5.6 million, with roughly $1.1 million in operating expenses and the remainder mostly personnel costs. The…

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