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Tulare Board of Public Utilities reviews preliminary FY27 utility budgets; water fund to use reserves

Board of Public Utilities (City of Tulare) · May 7, 2026
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Summary

City staff told the Board of Public Utilities that solid waste and wastewater enterprise funds show modest projected surpluses for FY27 while the water fund is expected to draw on reserves; staff cited corrected salary allocations, lower industrial sewer receipts and planned salary increases as drivers.

The City of Tulare Board of Public Utilities heard a presentation on the second preliminary municipal utility budget for fiscal year 2027 and was told the water fund will require use of reserves while the solid-waste and wastewater funds are projected to show modest surpluses.

Presenter (speaker 3) said the solid-waste and street-sweeping fund has expected FY27 revenue of about $15.1 million and projected expenditures of roughly $14.4 million, yielding an estimated surplus of about $625,000. The wastewater fund’s expected…

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