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Hayward Council adopts 2025–26 budget with $8.9 million projected shortfall; fall revisions planned
Summary
The Hayward City Council on June 17 adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 operating and CIP budgets after agreeing to an addendum that reduces the projected general-fund deficit to $8.9 million and directs staff to bring further proposals in a fall revise and at midyear.
The Hayward City Council on June 17 adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 operating and capital improvement program budgets and related appropriations while also approving an addendum that narrows the projected general-fund shortfall to $8.9 million.
The council voted unanimously to adopt the budget package as amended. Interim finance director Shreef Etman told the council the work of the executive team and department managers yielded about $7.2 million in one-time reductions and transfers, lowering a previously projected $16.1 million shortfall to $8.9 million for the coming fiscal year.
The addendum included transfers from Route 238 property…
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