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Jurupa Valley adopts $2526 budget; council preserves reserves while funding capital improvements
Summary
The City Council adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 budget after debate; the plan keeps a general fund balance around $44 million, funds ongoing services and taps one-time reserves for capital projects, and includes a $1.85 million internal-services reserve.
The Jurupa Valley City Council on June 26 adopted the fiscal year 2025-26 budget, approving a spending plan staff said balances operating needs with planned capital work and reserve targets.
Susan Argos, the city's director of finance, presented the budget summary and said the general fund balance stood at about $44 million and the city projects roughly $63.5 million in operating revenue against $63.2 million in operating expenditures, yielding an operating surplus of about $295,000. Argos noted that the proposed one-time expenditures total roughly $2.5 million and that the city will draw on fund balance reserves to support capital projects included in the capital improvement program.
The adopted budget funds more than 107 full-time equivalent positions and preserves a multi-layer reserve policy: an operating reserve target of 15 percent, a catastrophic reserve and a 10 percent budget-stabilization component. Argos said council-approved one-time set-asides include $1,850,000 for internal service fund reserves to buffer larger future projects.
Council members praised the reserve posture and emphasized a continued focus on infrastructure. Council Member (name not specified) said the budget's emphasis on capital improvements ' especially roads, parks and stormwater' matched long-term priorities. Another council member urged staff to continue identifying long-term savings to build reserves further.
Action taken: By unanimous vote the council adopted Resolution No. 2025-101 (as amended on the dais to incorporate late clarifications referenced in staff remarks) to adopt the fiscal year 2025-26 budget.
Ending: Staff said it will present the capital improvement program (CIP) schedule and project-by-project funding in July and return as needed on budget implementation items; councilors directed staff to continue monitoring reserves and to keep a long-term focus on infrastructure maintenance.
