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Laguna Beach council adopts 2025–26 budget, approves labor MOU and several policy items; arts funding clarified
Summary
Council adopted the FY 2025–26 budget with amendments, approved a 15‑month memorandum of understanding with the municipal employees association, and approved a package of related actions including the master fee schedule and vehicle purchasing authority. Council also authorized staff follow‑ups on classification and treasurer review.
The Laguna Beach City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget on June 24, approving staff‑recommended adjustments carried from the budget workshop and adopting related administrative and personnel actions.
The council’s package included: adoption of the city’s master fee schedule (with minor corrections), formal approval of a 15‑month memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Municipal Employees Association (effective July 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026) that provides a 3.5% salary increase on July 1, 2025 and 1.5% on July 1, 2026, and authority for the city manager to execute competitively bid vehicle/fleet purchases that are already budgeted.
Council members also approved the city manager’s one‑time exceptional performance payment related to a previous closed‑session review, finalized community assistance grant awards and cultural arts allocations, and made several…
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