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San Bernardino council adopts FY2025–26 budget; approves one‑time fund balance uses for streets, police vehicles, sidewalks and cleanup
Summary
The council adopted a balanced FY2025–26 operating budget and FY2026–2030 capital improvement program, approving use of one‑time fund balance for infrastructure and several council amendments — including $2.0 million for police vehicles, $1.0 million for sidewalk repairs and one‑time allocations for homeless encampment cleanup and stump removal.
The San Bernardino City Council adopted the city’s FY2025–26 operating budget and the FY2026–2030 capital improvement program on June 4, following a public hearing and extended council discussion. The adopted documents present a $348.7 million total budget across all funds and a balanced general fund presentation that draws on one‑time fund balance to invest in infrastructure and operations.
Major features in the recommended budget presented by staff included a proposed use of roughly $31.2 million in general fund balance (about $23.8 million of that to advance capital infrastructure projects), a targeted 5% reduction in department operating costs, a six‑month hiring deferral to realize roughly $8.1 million in temporary savings, and a proposal to create a standalone Operations & Maintenance department (no net increase in staffing). Staff described a conservative revenue…
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