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Bakersfield projects $6.5 million sales‑tax adjustment, freezes 18 vacant positions to balance midyear budget
Summary
City staff told council the city must reduce the general fund baseline by roughly $6.5 million due to sales‑tax remittance corrections, proposed capturing savings by delaying projects, freezing 18 vacant positions through June and recapturing grant match funds; the council voted to receive and file the midyear report.
City staff told the Bakersfield City Council on April 23 that a sales‑tax remittance issue requires an estimated $6.5 million downward adjustment to the city's current fiscal baseline and presented a set of midyear budget actions to preserve fiscal balance.
City Manager Christian Clegg said sales‑tax remittance errors — where some tax receipts were identified as county, not city, revenues — reduced the current‑year revenue projection by about $6.5 million and require budget adjustments. Finance Director Randy McKegan said the Public Safety Vital Services (PSVS) revenue baseline will be reset to approximately $97 million for planning…
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