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Anaheim finance director outlines midyear budget as general‑fund deficit widens
Summary
City finance director Debbie Moreno told the council the citywide adopted budget is $2.4 billion and that the general fund remains under pressure, with a structural deficit managed in prior years by deficit bonds; staff projected modest revenue gains but higher labor and operating costs will increase the near‑term deficit.
Debbie Moreno, Anaheim's finance director, told the City Council during a midyear budget workshop that the adopted citywide budget is approximately $2.4 billion and that the general fund — the city's main discretionary pool — makes up about 22% of that total. "The general fund adopted budget will be the focus of the remainder of the presentation," Moreno said, outlining the city's primary revenue streams and key risks.
Moreno said the adopted five‑year forecast reflected a structural deficit at adoption: "General fund sources were $611,000,000 and uses were $675,000,000, a deficit of $64,000,000." She recalled a 2021 council decision to issue deficit bonds to smooth…
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