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Council hears FY 2024–25 budget overview; motion to adopt advanced after study session
Summary
City staff presented an overview of the fiscal year 2024–25 budget, citing roughly $151 million in total budget and a revised figure near $154 million. Staff and council framed the budget conservatively amid economic uncertainty; a formal study session was scheduled and a final adoption hearing set for June 17.
City staff provided an overview of the fiscal year 2024–25 budget at the May 20 Monrovia City Council meeting, and the council moved forward with adoption steps following a prior study session.
Buffy Bowlus, a city staff member who presented budget details in the study session and at the council meeting, described general fund revenues and expenditures. According to the staff presentation cited in the meeting recap, the budget table (Table B) indicated a total budget of about $151,000,000.95 with a revised budget figure around $154,000,000; expenditures were described as roughly $150,000,000. The recap characterized a $2 million‑to‑$4 million margin between revenues and expenditures under the staff presentation.
City staff noted that property tax remains the largest revenue source for Monrovia while sales tax was down. Staff also reported that police and fire budgets increased by roughly $600,000, attributed in discussion to staffing and related costs.
Council members and presenters emphasized a conservative approach to budgeting amid economic uncertainty. Buffy Bowlus walked through line‑item details in the study session referenced by the meeting recap and indicated staff were preparing the two‑year operating budget for fiscal years 2025–2027.
The presentation included references to Measure K funding allocations and to a donation from the nonprofit Empower for Canyon Park, which the presenter said will support educational elements at the park. The council announced a study session on June 3 focused on the operating budget and set the formal budget approval meeting for June 17.
The meeting recap did not include a full roll‑call of the final adoption motion at the May 20 meeting; staff indicated the formal adoption schedule and public hearings in early June. The consent calendar (three pages) was approved unanimously earlier in the meeting, according to the recap.
