The Los Angeles City Council approved the city's annual budget resolution for fiscal year 2025'16 and voted on related agenda items during its May meeting.

The council adopted the annual budget resolution (File No. 25-0600) by recorded vote, 11 ayes and 2 noes. Members later approved amendments and other items, including an amended housing-and-homelessness committee motion (file referenced during debate) and other consent items that had public hearings earlier in the session.

Why it matters: The annual budget sets department spending and priorities citywide and requires a supermajority for some motions. The recorded votes signal the council's direction for the coming fiscal year and will determine funding streams for services including homelessness response, public safety, and neighborhood programs.

Key votes and items
- Annual budget resolution for fiscal year 2025'16 (File No. 25-0600): Passed 11 ayes, 2 noes. The vote followed public comment limited by the clerk to one minute on the budget item and one minute for general public comment. The clerk had noted the budget resolution had been submitted by the city attorney, the City Administrative Officer, and the Chief Legislative Analyst.
- Item 2 (Housing and Homelessness Committee report; Council File No. 23-1022-S15): As amended (motion 2a introduced by Yaroslavsky and Blumenfield), the council approved the item by voice/recorded vote of 13 ayes.
- Items 1 and 3 (public hearings concluded earlier): Approved by the council with a recorded roll call of 10 ayes when first taken up.

Public comment and process notes: Council staff opened public comment specifically for the budget item and for general public comment. Speakers raised concerns over transparency, homelessness funding, city contracts and grants, and cited disagreements over program delivery and city operations. Multiple speakers used the one-minute allotment; a number of speakers directed strong criticism at city officials. At least one individual was warned by chamber staff for disruptive behavior and removed from the podium after repeated noncompliance with decorum rules.

What happens next: With the council's adoption on the floor, the budget resolution was transmitted per council procedure. If applicable under municipal rules, the mayor may have the statutory time to issue a veto; the clerk noted procedural timelines connected to the budget item during the meeting.

Votes at a glance (excerpted from council roll calls)
- Items 1 and 3: recorded as passing earlier in the session (roll call recorded as 10 ayes).
- Item 2 (as amended): recorded vote 13 ayes.
- Item 4 (annual budget resolution, File No. 25-0600): recorded vote 11 ayes, 2 noes.

Ending: The council concluded the meeting after approvals and presentations; the clerk recorded the votes and the meeting moved on to other posted items and ceremonial matters.