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Vacaville council adopts midyear budget adjustments and approves rapid steps to address fire fleet shortfalls
Summary
Council approved midyear budget augmentations totaling about $1.19 million to cover several items, and authorized staff to pursue a used type‑1 fire engine purchase and other stop‑gap measures after a fire‑fleet study showed multi‑year delivery delays and funding timing gaps for Lagoon Valley fire services.
Vacaville City Council on Feb. 20 approved midyear budget augmentations and accepted recommendations from a city fire‑fleet study aimed at shortening delivery times and reducing costs for emergency apparatus.
Budget staff reported mixed revenue trends through midyear: property taxes were higher than originally budgeted by about $1.7 million, while sales tax and Measure M receipts were both about $1 million below the June estimates. The city’s overall midyear revenue revision was a modest $424,000 below adopted projections, staff said, and sales tax weakness was attributed to broader statewide trends.
Council approved a package of midyear budget adjustments totaling $1,188,130 to be covered by the general fund. Key elements of the augmentation included $143,000 to cover excess jail booking fees, $75,000 of ongoing funding for a…
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