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Selma council frames FY2026–27 priorities around public safety, parks and downtown revitalization

Selma City Council · April 3, 2026
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Summary

At a April 2 goal‑setting workshop, Selma staff outlined revenue assumptions and department requests while council and residents prioritized public safety, parks and economic development for the FY2026–27 budget.

Selma City Council used a special April 2 workshop to set high‑level priorities for the fiscal‑year 2026–27 budget, focusing council attention on public safety, parks and recreation, and downtown economic development.

City Manager Jason told the council the session was policy‑setting, not a budget adoption, and staff presented preliminary assumptions that will shape the draft budget: sales‑tax growth of about 1.5 percent, an estimated $2.7 million from Measure S, an anticipated $230,000 loss tied to uncertainty around Measure C funds, and a roughly 6 percent average increase in…

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