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Fillmore council approves mid‑year budget adjustments; staff to reallocate funds for maintenance and deferred projects
Summary
The council received the fiscal year 2025‑26 mid‑year financial report and approved staff‑recommended adjustments, including approximately $100,000 in transfers, roughly $57,000 for general fund operations and reallocations for street, public‑building and sewer capital needs.
The Fillmore City Council voted March 10 to accept the fiscal year 2025‑26 mid‑year financial report and to approve a set of mid‑year budget adjustments recommended by the finance department.
Finance Director Deborah Cavalletto told the council staff recommends additional general fund appropriations of roughly $100,000 in transfers to other projects and about $57,000 for general fund operations. Cavalletto listed specific operational needs that include a replacement work truck, higher park management costs and contract services for a developer trust account review and financial support.
Accounting Supervisor Amber Tibe presented requested capital fund adjustments. She recommended a $35,000 transfer from the general fund to the street improvement fund for driveway repair and resurfacing (about $25,000) and a new street light (about $10,000). Staff also proposed reallocating Public Buildings funds and deferring larger projects such as the Sespe Creek bike path, certain storm drain work and portions of a waterline project to future fiscal years.
Tibe described sewer‑capital needs at the wastewater treatment plant, including upgrades to plant security ($25,000), replacement of a large conveyor ($30,000) and replacement of a UV bank that disinfects treated water ($40,000). She told council sufficient funding exists to accommodate the transfers and that staff prioritized immediate operational needs.
Council members thanked staff for the presentation, suggested future budget education sessions for council and the public, and asked for clearer connections between council goals and budget allocations. A council member moved to receive the mid‑year report and approve the proposed adjustments; the council voted to approve the motion.
What’s next: staff will implement the approved transfers and schedule follow‑up reporting and, as discussed, develop public and council budget education opportunities.
