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Glendale budget proposal trims $34.5 million shortfall to $13.7 million with mix of cuts, deferrals and staff reductions
Summary
City staff presented a detailed fiscal year 2025–26 proposal that reduces an initial $34.5 million structural gap to $13.7 million through position defunding, program cuts and one-time deferrals; council directed follow-ups before final adoption.
Glendale City officials presented a proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget that trims a starting shortfall of roughly $34.5 million down to about $13.7 million through a combination of defunded vacant positions, targeted maintenance-and-operations reductions and deferred capital projects.
The plan, shown to the City Council at a May 20 special budget study session, covers all six city funds and proposes $1.227 billion in combined appropriations across…
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