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Votes at a glance: Loma Linda council adopts budget, appropriations limit, investment policy, COPS plan and Cal Fire contract
Summary
Council approved multiple routine and fiscal items including the city appropriation limit and investment policy, the COPS expenditure plan and a Cal Fire contract; votes were unanimous on most items except the final budget (4–1).
At its most recent meeting, the City of Loma Linda City Council approved a set of routine fiscal and public‑safety items alongside adoption of the final FY 2025–26 budget. Key council actions included:
- Council Bill R‑2025‑15 (Amended city appropriations limit for FY 2025–26): adopted unanimously. The clerk read the resolution and recorded support from all members present.
- Council Bill R‑2025‑25 (Investment policy for FY 2025–26 and associated LAIF authorizations): adopted unanimously. The policy included adding Finance Manager Anna Briones to authorized positions that may deposit or withdraw monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund.
- COPS (Citizens’ Options for Public Safety) expenditure plan for FY 2025–26 (estimated $240,100): approved unanimously to fund a sheriff service specialist and community programs including KidWatch and explorer competitions as described in staff’s plan.
- Council Bill R‑2025‑19 (Cal Fire wildland fire protection contract July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026): approved unanimously.
- Council Bill R‑2025‑14 (Final FY 2025–26 city budget): adopted 4–1; one council member voted no.
- Loma Linda Housing Authority bill R‑2025‑01 (Housing Authority final budget FY 2025–26): adopted unanimously.
- Consent calendar: approved unanimously.
Vote tallies and motions were read and recorded by the city clerk at the meeting. Several items were approved with little debate; the final city budget generated the principal discussion because it carries a projected $458,500 general fund shortfall that staff said will be covered from reserves.
