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Votes at a glance: Riverbank council approves budget, LRA budget and staffing study; consent calendar passes
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Riverbank City Council and Riverbank Local Redevelopment Authority approved the FY 2025–26 operating budget, the LRA budget, a cross-connection control program for the LRA and a consultant agreement for a classification and compensation study. The consent calendar was approved earlier in the meeting.
Key formal actions taken June 24 by the Riverbank City Council and Riverbank Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA):
• Consent calendar (items 9.1–9.6): Approved (roll call vote recorded as 5–0). Motion made and seconded; roll call vote recorded as: Council members Rive/Riva (yes), Pimentel (yes), Call (yes), Vice Mayor Fosse (yes), Mayor Hernandez (yes). The consent calendar included routine administrative items listed on the agenda.
• Item 10.1 — Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2025–26 annual operating budget: Adopted (roll call vote 5–0). Staff presented a citywide budget overview covering the general fund, special revenue funds, system development fees, housing funds and enterprise funds. The general fund estimate and structural deficit items were discussed at length in the staff presentation.
• Item 10.2 — Resolution adopting the Riverbank Local Redevelopment Authority proposed FY 2025–26 budget: Adopted by vote of the LRA (5–0). The LRA presentation noted continuing structural deficit issues and potential contingencies tied to federal/defense-conveyance matters.
• Item 11.1 — Resolution adopting the Riverbank Local Redevelopment Authority Cross Connection Control Program: Adopted (roll call vote 5–0). The resolution implements the State Water Resources Control Board’s cross-connection control policy handbook for the LRA’s public water system at the Riverbank Industrial Complex; staff recommended the LRA director serve as program coordinator; costs of testing and maintenance assigned to the water user.
• Item 11.2 — Resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a consultant services agreement with Evergreen Solutions LLC for a classification and compensation study: Approved (roll call vote 5–0). Contract amount cited in the presentation: $40,500 (budgeted at $45,000 in the 2025–26 administrative services budget to cover additional classifications). The study is expected to include a market comparison, internal equity review, staff interviews and a final report to council in the fall of 2025.
No other final ordinance adoptions or appointments were recorded in the meeting minutes. Several agenda items were informational (not final actions) including the wastewater feasibility discussion; the council provided direction to staff to return with a feasibility-study scope and cost estimate.
