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Montebello budget preview sparks questions over paramedic fee, park funding and economic focus
Summary
City finance staff presented the draft budget and revenue picture; councilmembers pressed staff on a $600 paramedic fee, frozen Cal Fire urban forestry grant (~$800,000), concentration of economic development north of Whittier Boulevard, and hotel/lease expenditures.
The City Council reviewed a budget overview and engaged staff on revenue sources, program priorities and areas of concern during Tuesday’s meeting.
Director of Finance Michael Salazar presented the fiscal overview and described key revenue streams and cost pressures. Councilmembers raised several substantive concerns during Q&A: the city’s paramedic fee (about $600 per ambulance/paramedic response), a nearly $800,000 urban‑forestry Cal Fire grant that is now frozen, and a perception that recent economic development activity is concentrated north of Whittier Boulevard rather than distributed citywide.
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