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Eastvale reviews $79 million preliminary budget; council weighs moving fire reserves to general fund
Summary
City staff presented a preliminary FY2026‑27 budget showing roughly $79.4 million in revenues (excluding transfers), proposed 3% COLA, and notable cost pressures from law‑enforcement contract increases and higher liability premiums; staff recommended shifting fire fund operational reserves into the general fund to seed capital work on a new fire station.
City staff on Wednesday presented a preliminary FY2026‑27 budget that projects roughly $79.4 million in revenues (excluding transfers) and highlights both a multi‑million‑dollar surplus in the short term and rising contract and insurance costs that will shape future choices.
"We continue to be fundamentally strong financially, incredibly strong," City Manager Mark said as he opened the budget workshop, noting the proposed spending plan starts July 1, 2026, and covers operations through June 30, 2027. Amanda Wells, the city’s finance director and treasurer, walked the council through revenue and expenditure assumptions, saying sales tax remains the city’s largest single revenue source at about $50 million and is projected to rise modestly under consultant HDL’s forecast.
Wells told the council the preliminary revenue figure is about $79.4 million excluding transfers; the draft…
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