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Fontana council approves midyear budget adjustments after CFO reports $6.9M revenue uptick
Summary
CFO Jessica Brown told the council the city expects about $6.9 million in additional revenue, driven largely by roughly $4 million in use‑tax receipts; council approved midyear budget adjustments and staffing changes on a unanimous oral vote.
Fontana’s chief financial officer, Jessica Brown, presented the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 midyear budget status report and recommended midyear adjustments that council approved.
Brown said year‑to‑date revenues were running about $6.9 million over budget, noting the use tax alone was coming in roughly $4 million higher than originally forecast. She described development‑related revenue as volatile (single‑family permits up 22 percent, multifamily permits down 46 percent) and said the city is holding some estimates at budget pending additional months of data.
On sales tax she reported a 3.8 percent decline for the most recent quarter relative to the same quarter in 2024, with used‑car dealers particularly weak, while restaurants and hotels have trended up. Brown said Measure T collections were exceeding early expectations with midyear estimates higher than the initial forecast.
Brown recommended $3.8 million in midyear revenue adjustments and $2.6 million in additional expenditure requests (about $860,000 of those recurring and $1.8 million one‑time). She recommended making most departmental recurring requests one‑time until revenue trends are clearer.
Councilors asked clarifying questions about sales tax reporting, development revenue forecasts and staffing changes; Brown said the city’s consultants were reviewing reporting methodology and that she would provide additional details. After discussion the council moved, seconded and voted orally; the motion passed with all members recorded as "aye."
