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Twentynine Palms council approves midyear budget adjustments and transfers
Summary
The Twentynine Palms City Council approved midyear general-fund and capital-projects budget amendments and interfund transfers, including $183,300 in transfers for community outreach, property improvements and equipment. Council approved the measures by roll call.
The Twentynine Palms City Council on Feb. 24 approved midyear adjustments to the city’s general fund and capital project budgets and authorized interfund transfers to support infrastructure and outreach work.
Abigail Hernandez, the city’s public finance director, told the council the city held $19.8 million in cash and investments as of Dec. 31, 2025, including $10 million in the Local Agency Fund, $5.2 million in certificates of deposit and $1.3 million in U.S. Treasury bills. Through Feb. 11 the city had collected about $7.8 million, or 52% of estimated operating revenue, while spending about $8.0 million, or 54%, Hernandez said.
Hernandez recommended a set of adjustments that together reduced the previously projected surplus by about $137,000. The package included an increase of $255,000 for the county sheriff contract to cover wages and benefits, $25,000 for sales-tax-measure outreach supplies, $22,000 for legal fees tied to code enforcement and homeless‑related matters, and smaller adjustments for utilities, vehicle repairs and facility maintenance.
The council adopted Resolution No. 2605, approving the general-fund amendments and interfund transfers totaling $183,300, by a 5‑0 roll‑call vote. According to the staff presentation, that total included $103,000 for a community survey and consulting services tied to a proposed sales-tax measure and $68,000 to fund outstanding property-improvement items.
Hernandez also reviewed capital-projects and special-revenue funds, saying the city expects roughly $3.0 million from road and RMRA/Measure I accounts and about $9.9 million in grant revenue for projects including the Split Rock Bridge and Sullivan Bike Path. The council approved Resolution No. 2606, adopting the capital-projects adjustments, by roll call vote.
What’s next: staff said the FY 2026–27 general-fund budget will be reevaluated and presented to council in June; the midyear approvals move the current projects and outreach work forward.
