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Seaside adopts 2025–26 budget with modest surplus, holds reserves above policy
Summary
The Seaside City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 operating budget, keeping a small operating surplus and restoring a positive unassigned fund balance after staff and council deferred projects and adjusted transfers; council approved policy changes tied to street funding and several fee updates.
The Seaside City Council on Jan. 24 adopted the city's 2025—————————————————— 26 operating budget, approving a plan staff said yields a small operating surplus and brings the unassigned fund balance back into positive territory.
City staff presented a revised budget that reduces department requests by roughly $4.6 million during the review process, defers selected capital projects and spreads reductions in transfers to the streets fund over two years. Finance Director Jessica Riley told the council the final package shows an operating surplus of $47,887 and a positive unassigned fund balance of about $318,000, meeting the city's 30% reserve policy.
The budget package included $2.7 million in capital allocations, with $625,000 directed to capital…
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