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City Council adopts FY2025-26 operating and capital budgets; adds positions and keeps reserves near policy targets
Summary
City finance staff presented a one-year budget for FY 2025-26 citing economic volatility; council adopted Resolution 25-71 to approve the operations, maintenance and capital improvement program budgets and an authorized position list, including several new roles funded by capital projects and allocations from tax measures.
The West Sacramento City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 operations and capital budget on June 18, approving Resolution 25-71 and an updated authorized position list after a brief presentation by Finance Director Roberta Rayburn.
Lede facts: The adopted one-year budget covers July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Staff explained the decision to propose a one-year budget (rather than the city's prior two-year approach) citing post-pandemic volatility, a new budget system implementation and rapidly changing revenue conditions.
Key changes and context: Roberta Rayburn told the council the budget is essentially "status quo" with…
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