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Rohnert Park staff recommend rejecting pickleball bid and using casino supplemental funds to close $5.2 million budget gap
Summary
City staff trimmed an initial $9 million budget shortfall to $5.2 million and proposed rejecting a planned $2 million pickleball project and using casino supplemental funds plus the project’s general‑fund match to balance the FY 2025–26 budget, while urging continued efforts to protect reserves for emergencies.
City staff told the Rohnert Park City Council Wednesday that they have narrowed an initial roughly $9 million structural gap in the proposed FY 2025–26 general fund to $5.2 million through hiring freezes, underfills and targeted reductions. To close the remaining shortfall, staff recommended rejecting the pending bid for a council‑approved pickleball project and tapping casino supplemental funds earmarked for community and capital uses.
The city manager said the council and staff had already reduced the budget request through vacancy freezes and by deferring certain hires and purchases, but further action is needed to avoid service cuts or continued structural stress. “We have a net deficit of $5.2…
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