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Salinas previews $193M biennial budget; staff seeks committee input on $3.4M reallocation for streets and traffic calming
Summary
Finance Director Serena Andrews presented a preliminary biennial budget that shows roughly $193 million in total resources and a $14 million variance; staff identified $3.4 million in carryover that could be reallocated to pavement maintenance, Abbott Street or traffic calming (estimated at $2 million to address backlog). Committee asked for clearer prioritization and more detailed cost lists before recommending allocations.
Salinas staff presented the city’s preliminary biennial general fund and capital budget to the Finance Committee on May 12, highlighting revenue and expenditure estimates, carryover balances and a staff recommendation that the committee provide input on how to allocate roughly $3.4 million identified in a recent review of carryover funds.
Finance Director Serena Andrews told the committee total resources across the proposed biennial budget are about $193 million, with a $14 million variance staff recommended addressing through reallocation of fund balance,…
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