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Millbrae council adopts two‑year operating and capital budgets totaling about $96 million in all funds
Summary
The Millbrae City Council adopted the FY2025–26 and FY2026–27 operating and capital budgets, including a $21 million capital program and staffing increases to support city services and infrastructure projects.
The Millbrae City Council on June 10 adopted the city's proposed operating and capital budgets for fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27, approving an all‑funds plan that staff said totals roughly $96.1 million for FY2025–26 and includes a $21 million capital improvement program.
Finance staff presented the proposed budgets in the council chamber. Staff highlighted council priorities carried into the budget: a safe and clean city, economic development, infrastructure investment and fiscal responsibility. The general fund for FY2025–26 was described in the staff presentation as approximately $43.2 million, with a balanced outlook projected for subsequent years.
Key capital projects named in the presentation included the LaPrenda water tank replacement, Broadway water main replacements, the High Line Hillsborough water transmission main (a multi‑jurisdictional project), Hacienda lift station rehabilitation, Madrone force main work and other pipe and tank projects. Staff said the Skyline tank project came in under budget and that the city continues to pursue grants for specific projects.
The staffing plan in the proposed budget added several positions to address operations and service delivery: a code enforcement officer, park services attendant, a management assistant, a pump mechanic (funded by water and sewer) and two maintenance worker II positions (one in collections and one in water). Staff described the hires as responses to growing service demand associated with recent development and routine maintenance needs.
Council members asked for follow‑up reporting and fiscal transparency. The city manager and finance director said the budget will be monitored throughout the year with regular updates; council directed staff to present mid‑year financial reports and to return with documentation if grant awards or revenue variances alter the plan.
Council adopted the proposed operating and capital budgets; the clerk recorded a 5‑0 vote in favor.
Staff noted the city's revenue mix is limited by state and county allocations: Millbrae receives under 16 cents of each dollar of basic ad valorem property tax and roughly 1% of local sales tax receipts. The adopted capital program and personnel changes are included in the approved FY2025–26 budget documents and will appear in the city's adopted budget resolution.
