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Parlier council hears preliminary budget: general fund headed for roughly $1 million shortfall; workshop set for July 8
Summary
City staff told the Parlier City Council the general fund is projected to move from a modest surplus to a combined shortfall near $1 million next year; council scheduled a public budget workshop for July 8 to review options, and members debated use of one-time ARPA funds and other fixes.
The Parlier City Council received a preliminary budget overview Thursday that projects the city’s general fund moving from a prior forecasted surplus to a combined deficit approaching $1 million over two years.
Finance presenter Erin told the council that the general fund was projected to finish the just-ended year with a roughly $304,000 shortfall and that next fiscal year’s projection shows an additional deficit of $698,166. “This year, we’re projected to be at a deficit of 698,166,” Erin said.
The shortfall reflects multiple cost pressures, the presenter said, including $799,405 in attorney fees for the fiscal year that ended June 30 and elevated pool maintenance costs expected to rise to about $122,000 next year because of a $77,000 repair bill. Solid-waste and other enterprise funds show mixed results, staff said: the water and wastewater funds are…
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