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Half Moon Bay council debates core services, transparency and budget cuts amid structural deficit
Summary
City Manager Matthew told the council the city faces a structural deficit and has held vacancies while staff and council weigh which 'core' municipal services to preserve; public commenters urged financial transparency and review of projects with cost overruns.
City Manager Matthew opened a council discussion on core municipal services and fiscal priorities, saying the city faces “an identified structural deficit” and that staff have left vacancies open while reassessing which services are essential.
Matthew said inflation, staffing costs and flat or declining revenues from tourism and sales tax have widened the gap between revenue and the cost of services. He described core services cities commonly provide — public safety, roads and sidewalks, parks and recreation, water and sewer, planning and permitting — and noted that Half Moon Bay contracts for some services and partners with special…
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