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Encinitas projects a structurally balanced FY27 budget and roughly $8.65M to allocate; council readies priorities
Summary
City staff presented a five‑year financial outlook showing revenues of about $126 million and baseline expenditures of $124.6 million for FY27, producing a modest budgetary surplus and roughly $8.65 million in unassigned funds available for capital and operating requests; council and residents urged prioritizing rail safety, facility maintenance and other projects.
Encinitas city staff told the council at a special budget workshop that the city’s baseline finances are structurally balanced and that crews and departments are preparing candidate projects for the FY26–27 budget.
Assistant Finance Director Nikki Schoffont presented a five‑year outlook showing projected revenues of roughly $126 million in FY27 and baseline expenditures of about $124.6 million. Schoffont said the projection shows “a structurally balanced budget where our ongoing revenues are expected to exceed ongoing expenses,” and staff noted examples of planned uses for the projected surplus such as infrastructure and asset replacement.
The presentation explained that property tax is the largest single source of general fund revenue (about 60% in the FY27 projection) and that,…
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