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Hayward Council adopts staff plan to close roughly $26 million shortfall, authorizes Measure C transfer and labor negotiations
Summary
The Hayward City Council unanimously approved a staff package on Nov. 18 that uses one‑time Measure C transfers and loans, vacancy and overtime controls, departmental cuts and negotiated personnel savings to close an estimated $26.4 million deficit for FY25–26. Staff promised monthly budget‑to‑actual reporting and a February work session on structural reforms.
Hayward’s City Council on Nov. 18 voted unanimously to adopt a staff‑recommended set of budget amendments and actions aimed at closing a projected $26.4 million shortfall in the city’s general fund for FY25–26.
The measures approved include a recommended one‑time transfer of $5.9 million from Measure C, and a $3.85 million interest‑free loan from Measure C to be repaid over 15 years; identification of about $1.9 million in transfers from other funds; departmental 5% reductions in supplies and services; additional vacancy and overtime controls; an offer of a voluntary separation incentive program; and direction for staff and labor partners to seek approximately $6.7 million in personnel‑related savings. Mayor Mark Salinas moved the staff recommendation; Mayor Pro Tem Tim Roach seconded the motion and the council recorded a 7–0 vote in favor.
Why it matters: Finance staff told the council that FY24–25 actuals materially undershot projections and that personnel…
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