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Atascadero accepts clean FY24‑25 audit, approves $1.28M in one‑time budget adjustments including drone program and zoo rebranding

Atascadero City Council / Atascadero Public Finance Authority · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Council received a clean audit for FY24‑25 and approved $1.28 million in one‑time budget adjustments that fund capital and program items including a portion of a fire engine, downtown improvements, a $26,000 police drone program (policy to return to council before use), and $30,000 for zoo rebranding.

The Atascadero City Council received a clean independent audit for fiscal year 2024–25 and unanimously approved $1,280,000 in one‑time general fund budget adjustments to finance priority items, staff reported.

Administrative Services Director Jerry Rangel and auditor representatives from Moss, Levy & Hartzheim told the council the independent auditors issued an unqualified (clean) opinion on the city’s financial statements. Rangel said major general fund revenue sources for FY24‑25 included property tax (about $13.4 million), a Bradley Burns base sales tax of roughly $4.9 million and Measure D sales tax revenue of about $6.6 million; total general fund revenues…

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