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Escondido council reviews Measure I spending, asks staff to prioritize traffic and fireworks work
Summary
At a council vision workshop, staff gave an overview of the city's operating budget and Measure I receipts. Council signaled support for using Measure I to fund previously identified priorities while asking the city manager to elevate traffic-safety and fireworks enforcement work and return with more detailed Measure I options in October.
Escondido City Council members received a high-level review of the fiscal year operating budget and early receipts from Measure I and asked the city manager to reprioritize the staff work plan to accelerate traffic-safety and fireworks enforcement efforts.
City Finance Director Christina Holmes told the council the adopted operating budget incorporates roughly $38.5 million in additional Measure I revenue and that the first quarter cash distribution to the city totaled "a little over $8,200,000." Holmes said Measure I receipts arrive with a lag and that staff will deliver updated revenue projections in mid-October.
Council members and the city manager framed the Measure I conversation as a near-term budgeting question tied to the city's persistent structural deficit. City Manager Sean (last…
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