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Chico council adopts FY 2025-26 budget after narrow vote to staff Engine 1; council delays road work to cover initial cost
Summary
The City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and, in a 4-3 vote, approved funding to staff Fire Engine 1 with three full-time firefighter positions by delaying certain Measure H road projects; council directed staff to revisit funding for additional firefighter hires in November.
The Chico City Council adopted the City’s fiscal year 2025–26 proposed budget on June 3 after a contentious discussion about staffing a downtown fire engine and the trade-offs for capital road projects funded by Measure H.
Mark Sorensen, the city manager, told council that the city’s revenue projections and Measure H allocations left a gap relative to previous assumptions and presented several offset options for funding additional firefighters, including delaying portions of the Measure H-funded road rehabilitation plan. Sorensen said final fiscal-year actuals will be clearer in October; council was asked for direction at the June 3 meeting.
Following public comment — including several speakers representing the Chico Fire…
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