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Yucaipa presents draft fiscal 2025–26 budget that balances this year but leaves long‑term gaps
Summary
City staff presented a balanced draft FY26 budget May 12 that uses Measure S and fee changes to close an immediate gap but leaves long‑term funding shortfalls for public safety and deferred maintenance, and lists $6.2 million of excluded programming.
City staff presented a draft fiscal year 2025–26 budget to the Yucaipa City Council on May 12 that staff described as balanced for the coming year but reliant on short‑term measures and transfers that leave structural gaps beyond FY26.
The draft shows general fund inflows and outflows of about $42 million and a public safety fund budget of about $31 million. Staff said revenues from Measure S and higher waste‑hauler franchise fees helped close an earlier deficit but do not fully cover public safety costs, and the city expects to transfer approximately $18 million from the…
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