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Votes at a glance: key Garden Grove actions on budgets, contracts and fees (June 12, 2025)
Summary
Council and board votes taken during the meeting: housing authority and successor agency budgets, sanitary district budgets and liens, city budget adoption, water fee changes, contract awards and personnel terms. This roundup lists each formal action and the recorded outcome.
At the June 12, 2025 meeting, the Garden Grove City Council and its separate governing bodies took multiple formal actions. Below is a concise summary of each voted item with the formal outcome as recorded in the meeting transcript.
Housing Authority • Item: Adopt biennial Garden Grove Housing Authority budget for FY2026–27. • Outcome: Approved (roll call: 9 yes votes).
Successor Agency • Item: Adopt biennial budget for Successor Agency for FY2026–27 (guided by ROPS). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
Sanitary District • Item: Adopt biennial Sanitary District budget for FY2026–27 (sewer and refuse funds). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
Sanitary District — Collection of Delinquent Refuse Charges • Item: Adopt resolution authorizing collection of delinquent refuse collection and disposal service charges on the county tax roll (final list to be submitted after July 14, 2025 deadline). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
Sanitary District — Improvement District No. 1 • Item: Authorize collection of refuse charges on the tax roll for properties in Improvement District No. 1 (residential service rate $29.74/month effective 07/01/2025). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
Sanitary District — Sewer service outside city limits • Item: Authorize collection of sewer service charges on the tax roll for properties outside city limits and not receiving city water. • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
City Council — Biannual City Budget • Item: Adopt the city biannual budget for FY2026–27 (includes capital program and one‑time transfers to internal service funds). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
City Council — Water User Fees • Item: Amend water user fees: construction‑meter deposit to $3,800, increase daily rental to $2/day, add a ~$107 service restoration fee for noncompliant private backflow devices. • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes). Effective 60 days after adoption.
City Council — Paramedic Tax Override • Item: Introduce and conduct first reading of ordinance setting the paramedic tax override rate at $0.08 per $100 assessed value for FY2026 (voter‑approved cap 0.10). • Outcome: Ordinance introduced (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
City Council — Contracts and Professional Services • Item: Award contract to Carl Warren & Company for third‑party liability claims administration (three‑year contract, option to renew). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes). • Item: Award contract to METR Investment Management, Inc. for investment advisory services (three‑year contract, option to renew). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
Personnel and Labor • Item: Adopt resolution implementing terms and conditions for central management (3% base increase in July 2025; salary step changes and other adjustments in July 2026). • Outcome: Approved (motion recorded: 7 yes votes).
Why it matters: The meeting produced multiple budgetary approvals and several operational policy steps (fee changes, contract awards, and personnel terms) that will affect city operations and service delivery over the next two fiscal years. Residents should note deadlines for delinquent refuse payments (July 14, 2025) and the 60‑day effective period for the new water fees.
