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Berkley council reviews FY 2025–26 budget, proposes $250,000 annual transfer to new public improvement fund
Summary
At a two-night budget work session, the Berkley City Council and staff reviewed the proposed FY2025–26 general fund budget, stressed limits from Proposal A on property-tax growth, and proposed holding the general fund balance while routing annual surpluses into a newly created public improvement fund.
Berkley City Council members and city staff on April 28 reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 general fund budget and recommended keeping the general fund target near current levels while directing recurring surpluses to a new public improvement fund to pay for capital needs.
City Manager Crystal and Finance Director Carl presented an overview that emphasized legal and structural limits on local property-tax growth under Proposal A and the Headley override mechanism; staff said those limits mean taxable value on which…
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