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Vacaville staff outlines $9.2M in proposed cost‑savings and pauses for FY2025‑26 budget
Summary
City staff presented a plan May 13 to close an $11 million ongoing gap in the general fund, proposing department‑level 2.5% reductions, pausing certain Measure M pilot programs and deferring some capital contributions. The package would reduce ongoing costs by roughly $5.5 million and total near‑term savings by about $9.2 million.
City staff presented a budget study session May 13 that outlined proposed cost‑saving measures to close a projected fiscal 2025‑26 gap between ongoing revenues and expenses.
Staff said the gap would be roughly $11 million under a status‑quo budget. The package presented asks each department to identify 2.5 percent in ongoing reductions and recommends pausing some Measure M pilot programs, deferring certain capital contributions and suspending annual general‑fund CIP allocations for a year.
City budget staff said the proposal would…
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