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Valley Center council backs Option 4 to proceed with 2026 budget process
Summary
The Valley Center City Council voted to approve “Option 4” as the path forward for the 2026 budget process, keeping the budget figures as previously presented and scheduling the required public hearings later this year.
The Valley Center City Council on a voice vote approved “Option 4” as the city’s course for the 2026 budget process, asking staff to proceed with required public notices and hearings.
City staff presented four ways to incorporate a previously discussed 1.2 mills into the 2026 budget. The options were: (1) add 1.2 mills to bond and interest; (2) add 1.2 mills to employee benefits to replenish reserves; (3) split the increase between bond/interest and benefits; or (4) keep the budget “exactly as it was” and proceed without adding the 1.2 mills. Council approved Option 4 to proceed with the budget as previously presented.
Why it matters: councilors and staff framed the decision as a near-term choice that affects reserve levels and how the city manages an expected…
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