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Alameda adopts midyear budget adjustments and workforce changes; council splits 4–1 over staffing
Summary
The council adopted midyear budget adjustments and approved workforce changes March 3, projecting a $10.8 million residual fund balance and approving limited staffing adjustments; council member Dasoc voted no over a disagreement about the number of sworn police positions frozen in the adopted budget.
The Alameda City Council adopted midyear fiscal-year 2025–26 budget adjustments and approved a package of workforce changes on March 3, passing the resolutions 4–1.
Finance Director Ross McCarthy told the council staff had limited the midyear requests to technical corrections, time-sensitive items and new grant activity in line with council policy. He said staff proposed $229,000 in ongoing general-fund increases and that one-time revenues such as transfer and interest income mean the city now projects an ending residual fund balance of about…
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