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Whittier City Council adopts $216 million 2025–26 budget; multiple resolutions and district assessments approved
Summary
Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 citywide budget and related authority budgets, approved HUD consolidated plan items, confirmed a lighting assessment and two parking-district assessments, and adopted several budget and administrative resolutions in roll-call votes.
The Whittier City Council on Tuesday adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 city budget and related financial resolutions, approving total citywide expenditures of about $216,000,000 and several companion actions including the housing authority and utility authority budgets.
Why it matters: The adopted budget sets operating and one-time spending priorities for the coming year, confirms city salary ranges, and includes reserve decisions the council reviewed during May’s budget study session. The council also approved federal grant spending plans required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
What the council approved: Director of Community Development Ben Punjetti told the council the consolidated documents (the five-year consolidated plan and the annual action plan) would authorize HUD-funded programs and that the city anticipates roughly $641,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and about $290,000 in HOME program funds for the coming period. Staff presented a proposed citywide operating budget…
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