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Los Banos council adopts $27.5 million budget with hires for public safety and infrastructure
Summary
The Los Banos City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, approving roughly $27.52 million in expenditures and funding a package of personnel and capital priorities including public safety hires, parks and infrastructure projects and reserves set at 30 percent.
The Los Banos City Council on June 18 adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget by voice vote, approving estimated revenues of about $27,540,000 and estimated expenditures of about $27,520,000.
Finance Director Moreno said the budget reflects state-mandated calculations for the city’s appropriation limit and updated revenue estimates, including a 6.07% increase in the property tax base that raised the city’s projections. "The municipal budget serves both a financial blueprint and a policy document," Moreno told the council at the public hearing, noting the city’s approach to reserves and one-time expenditures.
The council’s adoption funds 18 of 19 authorized new positions across police, community development, public works and facilities, and increases the general fund contingency. The adopted document keeps an operating…
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