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Calimesa staff present structurally balanced FY 2025–26 budget with $6.7M projected reserves
Summary
City staff told the Calimesa City Council workshop they expect a structurally balanced FY 2025–26 general fund with a small ongoing surplus, robust reserves and planned one‑time spending; council asked staff to include a parks and trails master‑plan consultant and seed funds for park security work.
Calimesa City staff presented a draft fiscal year 2025–26 budget Friday that they described as structurally balanced in ongoing operations, with a projected ending general fund balance of about $6.7 million and an ongoing structural surplus of roughly $83,000.
The budget presentation, led by finance staff Will and Celeste, laid out the city’s revenue mix and near‑term pressures: property and sales taxes make up the majority of ongoing revenue, while rising public‑safety and insurance costs are squeezing the operating picture. Councilmembers gave staff direction on several items and asked that requested adjustments be incorporated for adoption at the June 2 meeting.
City finance staff said the city began the formal budget process in December and that the FY 2026 proposal is “structurally balanced” in the general fund subject to any changes the council directs. “As it stands right now, we have about an $83,000 structural surplus for fiscal year 26,”…
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