Council receives first‑quarter budget review; staff recommends modest adjustments and reclassifications
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Finance staff presented a first‑quarter budget update that included modest revenue adjustments, prior‑year accounting corrections and personnel reclassifications producing net general fund savings.
City finance staff presented the Fiscal Year 2025‑26 first‑quarter budget review to the Upland City Council on Nov. 10 and recommended a package of appropriations, prior‑year corrections and personnel reclassifications.
Finance Manager Stacy Sullivan said the adopted mid‑cycle budget carried a $180,000 net positive position and that revised revenue projections total approximately $100,000. Major expenditure requests include adjustments to self‑funded liability, community services and building maintenance. Sullivan identified prior‑year corrections, including a nearly $650,000 charge that should have been allocated to the sewer fund and a correction to the solid waste fund that produced a positive fund position.
The staff report recommended four personnel reclassifications across police, public works and communications, and freezing two park ranger positions with the duties covered as before. Sullivan said the reclassifications net about $33,000 in savings to the general fund.
Council discussed sales tax trends and the outlook for the year; Sullivan said revenue currently aligns with revised projections and staff will monitor receipts and bring a midyear budget update in March if needed. Council moved and unanimously approved the staff recommendations and appropriations as outlined in the staff report.
Staff said CIP adjustments would reassign certain water fund expenditures to the water bond fund to better draw down bond proceeds. The council asked staff to continue monitoring revenues and return with midyear recommendations if conditions change.