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Huntington Park presents proposed FY 2025–26 budget; council debates staffing, elections and events funding
Summary
City staff presented a proposed FY 2025–26 budget that staff said closes a roughly $1 million prior deficit and produces a structurally balanced general fund, while increasing parks funding and relying more on grants for community development programs.
Staff presented the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and sought council feedback as the city prepares for final adoption next week. Finance Director Jeff Jones and the city manager walked the council through revenue and expenditure assumptions, fund categories and department budgets.
Overview and fiscal position: Staff said the proposed budget closes a prior $1,000,000 deficit and produces a structurally balanced general fund for FY 2025–26. The presentation described five fund types — general fund, special revenue funds, fiduciary funds, enterprise funds and internal service funds — and noted timing lags in recognizing sales tax and other revenues. Staff proposed total revenues for FY26 near $97.8 million and forecast modest decreases in some revenues tied to sales and use tax trends.
Parks and grants: The…
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