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Tustin council reviews FY 2026–27 budget scenarios, $68 million CIP and pension payoff plan
Summary
City staff presented FY 2026–27 budget scenarios showing recurring general‑fund revenue of about $105 million against recurring expenditures of about $106 million, $16.7 million in proposed nonrecurring spending, and a $68 million capital improvement program. Council asked staff for long‑term legacy‑fund modeling and will consider adoption June 2.
City of Tustin staff laid out the assumptions and options that will shape the FY 2026–27 budget at a city council workshop on May 5.
City Manager Aldo Schindler framed the session as the second year of a biannual budget and year two of the council’s 10‑year fiscal sustainability plan, and said staff will return with a proposed budget for adoption at the council’s June 2 meeting.
Jennifer King, the city’s finance director, told the council the recurring portion of the general fund is projected at about $105,000,000 in revenue and $106,000,000 in recurring expenditures—“and has a slight small deficit of 800,000,” she said—while nonrecurring revenue is projected at roughly $17,500,000 and nonrecurring spending at about $16,700,000. Together the scenarios balance when one‑time resources are included, staff said.
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