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East Palo Alto adopts midyear budget amendments, staff warns gains include one-time revenue

East Palo Alto City Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

The council adopted midyear budget amendments after Finance Director Tomo Oku reported a $6.3 million one-time surplus in FY24–25 and warned that structural deficits and timing of reimbursements (including impacts from SB 937) create fiscal risk.

The East Palo Alto City Council voted to adopt midyear budget amendments after a presentation from Finance Director Tomo Oku that detailed both a one-time surplus and several structural risks.

Tomo told the council the city closed FY24–25 with a $6.3 million surplus but cautioned those gains were driven largely by nonrecurring factors, including salary savings and higher-than-expected vehicle license fee and property tax…

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