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Needles City Council adopts FY2025–26 budgets with $80,000 revenue adjustment and $2.3M for streets
Summary
The Needles City Council on June 10 adopted the city, NPUA and housing authority budgets for FY2025–26 after managers reported an $80,000 revenue reduction and program adjustments; the plan keeps reserves above the 10% minimum and funds $2.3 million of street repairs.
The Needles City Council adopted proposed budgets for the City, the Needles Public Utilities Authority and the Housing Authority for fiscal year 2025–26, approving resolutions that reflected recent revenue adjustments and prioritized street repairs.
City Manager presented the budget and told council that operating general fund revenues were reduced by $80,000 “due to recent declines” in cannabis receipts, sales tax and transient occupancy tax collections. The city lowered some planning and audit expenditures and reduced salary projections to align with updated revenue expectations.
The budget proposal includes $2.3 million for street improvements, of which approximately $1.3 million is expected to be grant-funded and the remainder drawn from the general fund. The City Manager said the administration also set aside funds to cover a police building roof replacement and to avoid midyear cuts should the sheriff’s department change contract terms.
Interim Finance Director Jill, introduced at the meeting, supported staff’s recommendation and answered council questions about reserve levels. The adopted FY2025–26 budget projects roughly $11.6 million in expenditures and proposes a general fund reserve level above the state-required minimum; staff characterized the reserve as meeting the 10% requirement and proposed a 12.4% target.
Council voted by roll call to receive and file the AB 2561 workforce report (noting 71 full-time equivalent positions) and subsequently to adopt the three resolutions that approve the proposed budgets. The votes were recorded as affirmative by Council member Mccorco, Mayor Jourian, Council member Pog, Council member Belt, Council member Longre and Vice Mayor Ellen Campbell (appearing remotely).
Council members asked staff to continue monitoring revenue trends and to return with any material changes. The council adopted the resolutions at the June 10 meeting; implementation steps and any midyear changes will follow standard budget amendment procedures.
