Upland council reviews midcycle adjustments to FY25–26 budget, schedules CIP workshop

At a special workshop May 19, the Upland City Council received a presentation on proposed mid‑cycle adjustments to the city's fiscal year 2025–26 budget from Assistant City Manager Stephen Parker and Finance Manager Stacy Sullivan.

The revisions leave the general fund with a projected net positive position of $180,490 while reallocating reserves and identifying several new estimated costs and personnel changes. "The item before you today is the proposed mid cycle fiscal year 25-26 budget," Sullivan told the council.

The mid‑cycle changes include reserving $200,000 for expected unfunded actuarial liability (UAL) increases related to pension costs and another $200,000 for police personnel expenses tied to the dispatch division. The city also placed $329,637 into an infrastructure improvement reserve and identified department reductions and/or revenue increases totaling $520,726 to help offset a projected decrease in sales tax.

Sullivan said the city recommends increasing property tax and interest income projections over the original approved budget; "all of other revenues…