Glendora council adopts two‑year budget, fee schedule and a string of contracts and labor agreements

The Glendora City Council on unanimous votes adopted a two‑year city budget, approved updates to the master schedule of fees, authorized police vehicle purchases, extended a citywide tree‑maintenance contract and ratified a three‑year memorandum of understanding with the Glendora Police Officer Association (POA).

Finance director and treasurer Kyle Johnson presented the proposed master schedule of fees and the two‑year budget. Johnson said the fee changes update cost recovery and reflect rates already on customer bills in some cases; he noted water billing rates reflected in the schedule became effective Jan. 1, 2025. “The updates before you tonight consist of compliance, consistency, and cost recovery efforts for the departments listed,” Johnson said.

The master fee schedule was adopted by the council 5–0. The changes included revised passport language, recreation and day‑camp fee adjustments, planning fees for consultant technical review of parcel maps, a building intake/processing fee, and increased CCW (concealed carry weapon) fees. Staff said the CCW changes move fees closer to industry standards allowed by state law; the presentation noted a separate line item for new CCW applications and renewals.

Budget adoption and measures E and Z Council also adopted the two‑year operating budget for fiscal years covering 2025–2027 and related resolutions including the investment policy and authorized position control. Johnson highlighted Measure E and Measure Z (voter‑approved supplemental transaction and use taxes) as discretionary revenue sources now totaling about 1% of transactions tax revenue. Council approved the budget 5–0.

Police vehicles and procurement timing On a separate consent action, council authorized purchase of replacement police pursuit vehicles. Staff explained the city placed that order in March 2024 and that model windows and lead times created long delivery times; production and VIN assignment have occurred and delivery was expected between August and October with outfitting to follow. The council approved the vehicle purchase 5–0.

Tree‑maintenance contract extension The council approved Amendment No. 2 to continue the city’s agreement with West Coast Arborists for tree trimming and maintenance through June 30, 2026. Assistant public works director Valerie Valasquez Santoia said West Coast Arborists has served Glendora since 1999; the amendment sets a not‑to‑exceed annual amount for FY25‑26 at $741,490 and increases the five‑year total agreement to approximately $3,163,980. Valasquez Santoia said unit costs rose about 3.1% over the prior year and remained below longer‑term CPI changes. The amendment passed 5–0.

Police MOU Human resources analyst Jacqueline Brown summarized the three‑year memorandum of understanding with the POA (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028). Key negotiated items included wage increases (4% in year one, 3% in the final year), increases to cafeteria plan contributions, expansion of retention/special pays to include the Community Impact Team, School Resource Officers and K‑9 handlers, and a move from flat post‑certification pay to percentage‑based post pay (intermediate and advanced). Staff estimated the cumulative fiscal impact at about $3.1 million; the council approved the MOU 5–0.

Votes at a glance - Master Schedule of Fees (resolution): Adopted 5–0. Changes include passport fee language, recreation fees, planning intake language and CCW fee increases. - Master Budget Resolutions (two‑year budget, investment policy, position control, appropriations limit): Adopted 5–0. Measures E and Z funding allocations highlighted in staff presentation. - Police vehicles (purchase order previously placed; delivery Aug–Oct projected): Approved 5–0. - Amendment No. 2, West Coast Arborists (tree trimming and maintenance): Approved 5–0. FY25‑26 not‑to‑exceed $741,490; five‑year total approx. $3,163,980. - POA Memorandum of Understanding (07/01/2025–06/30/2028): Approved 5–0. Estimated cumulative cost ~$3.1 million.

What council said Councilmembers and the mayor repeatedly thanked staff for the budget work and noted the city’s reserve position and the strategic use of Measures E and Z. Councilmember Bridal (surname used in the record) said the budget reflected survey feedback and thanked staff for stewardship of voter‑approved funds.

Next steps Adopted fee and budget resolutions will be posted to the city website; staff will continue program implementation, post the adopted budget documents and proceed with vendor contract administration and labor agreement implementation. The city also noted an in‑progress citywide fee study and cost allocation plan that staff expects to return to council in September.