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Council reviews FY 2025–26 preliminary budget; staff recommends up to $2 million from reserves
Summary
Finance staff presented a $285.1 million draft operating budget and a $4.2 million projected general-fund gap; council gave directional feedback to use up to $2 million of reserves and adopt a mix of cuts and reserve use rather than deeper service reductions.
City finance staff presented El Cajon’s preliminary FY 2025–26 budget June 10 and outlined a projected $4.2 million shortfall in the general fund. Council gave direction to staff to limit reserve use to no more than $2 million and to pursue identified reductions that would avoid deeper service cuts where possible.
Finance director Clay Shane and fiscal analyst Autumn Reburger said the draft operating budget totals about $285.1 million for all funds, with a general-fund expenditure…
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